Burnout and its associated factors in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Introduction Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our health system had to face new challenges such as Burnout (BO), particularly among healthcare workers (HCWs). Objectives Our study aimed to examine the prevalence of burnout among HCWs, as well as to identify the sociodemographic and professional factor...
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Introduction
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our health system had to face new challenges such as Burnout (BO), particularly among healthcare workers (HCWs).
Objectives
Our study aimed to examine the prevalence of burnout among HCWs, as well as to identify the sociodemographic and professional factors associated to it.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical survey, conducted during the fifth wave of COVID-19 between December 2021 and February 2022, among the healthcare workers of 3 hospitals in Djerba city. We used an online questionnaire to collect their sociodemographic and professional data. Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to assess their burnout level.
Results
Our population consisted of 95 HCWs with a sex ratio of 0.46. Most of them (75%) had an age of less than 40 years. Among our participants, 56.8% were paramedics and 71.6% had a working experience of less than 10 years. A rate of 56.8% worked full-time with a minimum of 36 hours per week and more than 5 on-calls per month in 56.8%.
In our study, 76% of the HCWs were affected by BO. The mean emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and professional accomplishment scores were 35.74 ±12.16, 11.84 ±8.08 and 27.32 ±6.95, respectively. A rate of 69% had a high level of emotional exhaustion, 42% had a high level of depersonalization and 41% had a low level of personal accomplishment.
The subgroup analysis showed that BO was associated with: an age of less than 30 years (p=0.007); having no children (p=0.030); a work experience of less than 10 years (p=0.001); a number of working hours greater than 36 hours (p=0.030) and a number of on-call duties greater than 5 per month (p=0.007).
Conclusions
Our study shows the burden of BO in the HCWs of Djerba, especially among the youngest ones, the least experienced and those with the highest workload. Thus, a special attention must be paid to this condition, and the implementation of a prevention strategy is essential.
Disclosure of Interest
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| spelling | doaj.art-11e949603fda4714a0f560f897b7d47f2023-11-17T05:07:38ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852023-03-0166S804S80410.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1702Burnout and its associated factors in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemicN. Halouani0M. Koukane1O. Elleuch2M. Turki3A. Samet4F. Jemil5S. Ellouze6J. Aloulou7Psychiatry B, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry B, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry B, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry B, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry B, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry B, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry B, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaPsychiatry B, Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia Introduction Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our health system had to face new challenges such as Burnout (BO), particularly among healthcare workers (HCWs). Objectives Our study aimed to examine the prevalence of burnout among HCWs, as well as to identify the sociodemographic and professional factors associated to it. Methods This was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical survey, conducted during the fifth wave of COVID-19 between December 2021 and February 2022, among the healthcare workers of 3 hospitals in Djerba city. We used an online questionnaire to collect their sociodemographic and professional data. Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to assess their burnout level. Results Our population consisted of 95 HCWs with a sex ratio of 0.46. Most of them (75%) had an age of less than 40 years. Among our participants, 56.8% were paramedics and 71.6% had a working experience of less than 10 years. A rate of 56.8% worked full-time with a minimum of 36 hours per week and more than 5 on-calls per month in 56.8%. In our study, 76% of the HCWs were affected by BO. The mean emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and professional accomplishment scores were 35.74 ±12.16, 11.84 ±8.08 and 27.32 ±6.95, respectively. A rate of 69% had a high level of emotional exhaustion, 42% had a high level of depersonalization and 41% had a low level of personal accomplishment. The subgroup analysis showed that BO was associated with: an age of less than 30 years (p=0.007); having no children (p=0.030); a work experience of less than 10 years (p=0.001); a number of working hours greater than 36 hours (p=0.030) and a number of on-call duties greater than 5 per month (p=0.007). Conclusions Our study shows the burden of BO in the HCWs of Djerba, especially among the youngest ones, the least experienced and those with the highest workload. Thus, a special attention must be paid to this condition, and the implementation of a prevention strategy is essential. Disclosure of Interest None Declaredhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823017029/type/journal_article |
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| title | Burnout and its associated factors in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Burnout and its associated factors in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Burnout and its associated factors in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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