Title
Effect of positive feedback from patients on resident doctor's well-being
Authors
Priyanku Saikia*
Affiliation
Department of Accident and Emergency, TIMeS Hospital, Tezpur, Assam, India; *Corresponding author
Priyanku Saikia - E-mail: priyankus801@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025
Abstract
The effect of patient's gratitude on the well-being of Residents Doctors, especially in helping to reduce burnout is of interest. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the effect of gratitude on emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a sense of personal accomplishment among trainees using a mixed-methods approach. We show that gratitude can lower emotional exhaustion and strengthen feelings of accomplishment, although its effect on depersonalization was not statistically significant. Thus, positive patient interaction and gratitude based practices help doctor's mental well-being.
Keywords
Patient gratitude, resident doctors, burnout, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishment, well-being, positive feedback, resilience, job satisfaction.
Citation
Saikia et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 5055-5062 (2025)
Edited by
Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
