Abstract
[This is an excerpt.] Despite extensive literature measuring the prevalence and the consequences of burnout among resident physicians, effective interventional controlled trials are lacking.1,2 Mindfulness, therapy, and schedule changes have shown small benefits, but require learning a new skill, significant institutional resources, or organizational change.2 Additionally, ability to safely participate in many group or self-care activities has been limited by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Gratitude3 and 3 good things3 (G/3GT) journaling are low-cost, individual-level interventions that have been shown to significantly improve measures of burnout, happiness, depression, gratitude, and stress; studies so far have not focused on resident burnout.3, 4, 5, 6 We piloted an app-based G/3GT journaling intervention for four weeks with pediatric residents measuring adherence and burnout as primary outcomes, with gratitude and life satisfaction as secondary outcomes. [To read more, click View Resource.]
