Abstract: Objective To study the current situation and influencing factors of job satisfaction and job burnout of ophthalmology residents in training. Methods From June to July 2022, a questionnaire survey was conducted among the students from 11 national ophthalmology residential training bases. The MSQ scale was used to evaluate job satisfaction, and the MBI-GS scale was used to evaluate job burnout. The data were analyzed by Spearman correlation analysis and multiple linear regression. Results A total of 177 participants participated in the study, and 52 (29.4%) were satisfied, 96 (54.2%) were not completely satisfied, and 29 (16.4%) were not satisfied. There were 27 people (15.3%) with no burnout, 113 people (63.8%) with moderate burnout and 37 people (20.9%) with severe burnout. It is found that job satisfaction is negatively correlated with job burnout (r=-0.657,P<0.001). Factors affecting overall job satisfaction were annual income (β=0.196), current highest degree (β=-0.125) and employment issues (β=0.062), all P<0.05, R²=0.222. The factors affecting the overall job burnout are the years of residential training (β=0.094) and employment issues (β=-0.060), all P<0.05, R²=0.129. Conclusions The ophthalmology residents has low job satisfaction and high job burnout. Income, education degree, the years of residential training and employment issues will affect their satisfaction and job burnout. Improving salaries and reducing anxiety about future employment, such as joining courses related to medical humanities, may improve job satisfaction and reduce job burnout.

Key words: Ophthalmology, Training for residents, Job satisfaction, Job burnout