Burnout in hospital healthcare workers after the second COVID-19 wave: Job tenure as a potential protective factor
Burnout is an impactful occupational health phenomenon to which doctors and nurses have been more exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of this study were to measure the dimensions of burnout—emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment—in a hospital healthcare...
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| author | Helena Sofia Antao Helena Sofia Antao Ema Sacadura-Leite Ema Sacadura-Leite Ema Sacadura-Leite Ana Isabel Correia Maria Luisa Figueira |
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| description | Burnout is an impactful occupational health phenomenon to which doctors and nurses have been more exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of this study were to measure the dimensions of burnout—emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment—in a hospital healthcare population after the second COVID-19 wave and to study their association with sociodemographic variables and previous COVID-19 infection. We invited 112 healthcare professionals (doctors and nurses) who attended the occupational health department of a tertiary hospital in March–July 2021. Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment were measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Linear-regression analyses were conducted to explore relationships between burnout dimensions and sociodemographic variables. Differences between groups according to previous COVID-19 infection were verified using the t-test and when appropriate the Mann–Whitney test (for continuous variables), the chi-square test and when appropriate the Fisher exact test (for categorical variables). We surveyed 106 subjects (95% response rate). High emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were reported by 33.0 and 18.4% of participants, respectively; 21.4% reported low personal accomplishment. Job tenure was associated with depersonalization and personal accomplishment. For each 1-year increase in job tenure, depersonalization decreases 0.14 (95% CI [−0.23, −0.04]) and personal accomplishment increases 0.16 (95% CI [0.06, 0.25]). Gender was associated with emotional exhaustion (being male increases emotional exhaustion 5.62-fold [95% CI: 1.33; 9.92]). The prevalence of high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization and low personal accomplishment after the second COVID-19 wave was relevant and should not be overlooked. Our findings suggest that job tenure may play a protective role in healthcare workers’ burnout. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44eb3eb39c6943f9b61f6a5b8e2766d52022-12-22T02:32:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-08-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.942727942727Burnout in hospital healthcare workers after the second COVID-19 wave: Job tenure as a potential protective factorHelena Sofia Antao0Helena Sofia Antao1Ema Sacadura-Leite2Ema Sacadura-Leite3Ema Sacadura-Leite4Ana Isabel Correia5Maria Luisa Figueira6Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, EPE, Amadora, Portugal,Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalDepartamento de Saúde Ocupacional, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, PortugalCISP - Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Lisbon, PortugalDepartamento de Saúde Ocupacional, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, PortugalFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalBurnout is an impactful occupational health phenomenon to which doctors and nurses have been more exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of this study were to measure the dimensions of burnout—emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment—in a hospital healthcare population after the second COVID-19 wave and to study their association with sociodemographic variables and previous COVID-19 infection. We invited 112 healthcare professionals (doctors and nurses) who attended the occupational health department of a tertiary hospital in March–July 2021. Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment were measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Linear-regression analyses were conducted to explore relationships between burnout dimensions and sociodemographic variables. Differences between groups according to previous COVID-19 infection were verified using the t-test and when appropriate the Mann–Whitney test (for continuous variables), the chi-square test and when appropriate the Fisher exact test (for categorical variables). We surveyed 106 subjects (95% response rate). High emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were reported by 33.0 and 18.4% of participants, respectively; 21.4% reported low personal accomplishment. Job tenure was associated with depersonalization and personal accomplishment. For each 1-year increase in job tenure, depersonalization decreases 0.14 (95% CI [−0.23, −0.04]) and personal accomplishment increases 0.16 (95% CI [0.06, 0.25]). Gender was associated with emotional exhaustion (being male increases emotional exhaustion 5.62-fold [95% CI: 1.33; 9.92]). The prevalence of high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization and low personal accomplishment after the second COVID-19 wave was relevant and should not be overlooked. Our findings suggest that job tenure may play a protective role in healthcare workers’ burnout.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.942727/fullburnoutdepersonalizationemotional exhaustionhealthcare workersjob tenureoccupational health |
| spellingShingle | Helena Sofia Antao Helena Sofia Antao Ema Sacadura-Leite Ema Sacadura-Leite Ema Sacadura-Leite Ana Isabel Correia Maria Luisa Figueira Burnout in hospital healthcare workers after the second COVID-19 wave: Job tenure as a potential protective factor Frontiers in Psychology burnout depersonalization emotional exhaustion healthcare workers job tenure occupational health |
| title | Burnout in hospital healthcare workers after the second COVID-19 wave: Job tenure as a potential protective factor |
| title_full | Burnout in hospital healthcare workers after the second COVID-19 wave: Job tenure as a potential protective factor |
| title_fullStr | Burnout in hospital healthcare workers after the second COVID-19 wave: Job tenure as a potential protective factor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burnout in hospital healthcare workers after the second COVID-19 wave: Job tenure as a potential protective factor |
| title_short | Burnout in hospital healthcare workers after the second COVID-19 wave: Job tenure as a potential protective factor |
| title_sort | burnout in hospital healthcare workers after the second covid 19 wave job tenure as a potential protective factor |
| topic | burnout depersonalization emotional exhaustion healthcare workers job tenure occupational health |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.942727/full |
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