Inadequate Sleep and Exercise Associated with Burnout and Depression Among Medical Students.

Objective: The authors studied whether low levels of exercise or inadequate sleep correlated with higher levels of burnout and depression in medical students.

Methods: Medical students of all years at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, were invited to participate in an anonymous online survey in Fall 2012 and Winter 2013. Validated measures were used to assess exercise, sleep, burnout, and depression.