Abstract
Burnout has become a major problem among doctors that negatively affects not only the individual and the patients, but also the healthcare systems. Burned-out doctors show an increased likelihood of generating errors and poor decision-making. Doctors who possess resilience, along with life satisfaction, are less prone to stressors, thus preventing them from burnout. This study aimed to analyze the correlations between burnout, resilience, and life satisfaction among doctors (N = 151, Mage = 26.32; SD = 2.864) dealing with high-risk patients in the Medicine and Surgery departments of Allied Hospitals 1 and 2, Faisalabad, Pakistan. The data were collected using validated self-report questionnaires, including the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the Brief Resilience Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Data was analyzed using both the Pearson Correlation Coefficient and hierarchical regression techniques. The results reveal a positive and significant relationship between resilience and life satisfaction (r = 0.42, p<0.001), while it also reports a significant negative relationship between resilience and burnout (r = -0.18, p<0.05). Similarly, results also showed a negative association between burnout and life satisfaction (r = -0.36, p<0.001). Overall results also showed that both resilience (β = 0.39, p < 0.001) and personal burnout (β = -0.32, p < 0.001) significantly predicted life satisfaction. These findings have implications for doctors and healthcare administrators in enhancing and enforcing programs that train doctors on resilience skills.