Burnout levels and associated factors among Intensive Care Unit workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: A cross-sectional study
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unpredictable healthcare crisis with a high psychological burden on healthcare workers. Objective To evaluate burnout levels and their associated demographics and occupational factors among intensive care unit healthcare workers during the COVID-1...
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| author | Felipe Ponce-Fuentes Jenny Collipal-Cayún Jaime Sepúlveda-Cisternas Ivan Cuyul-Vásquez Antonio Roberto Zamuner Jorge Fuentes-Contreras |
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| description | Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unpredictable healthcare crisis with a high psychological burden on healthcare workers.
Objective To evaluate burnout levels and their associated demographics and occupational factors among intensive care unit healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in a single hospital in the city of Temuco, Chile.
Methods A cross-sectional design in which a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Human Services were sent to health care workers in a single Chilean Intensive Care Unit during the pandemic COVID-19. Burnout levels, demographic, and occupational factors are reported using descriptive statistics; correlations between burnout levels and demographic-occupational factors were analyzed using Spearman’s and rank-biserial correlation coefficients; and multiple linear stepwise regression was used to assess the contribution of demographic and occupational factors to participants’ burnout levels.
Results A total of 84 participants (46 women and 38 men) were included in the analysis. Depersonalization and low personal accomplishment were evidenced in 95.2% and 98.8% of the intensive care unit healthcare workers, respectively. Emotional exhaustion was positively correlated with having children ( = 0.72; < 0.01). Age ( = 0.79; < 0.05), sex ( = 0.30; < 0.05), and prior experience in intensive care unit facilities ( = 0.71; < 0.05) were correlated with depersonalization. Feeling of personal accomplishment was positively correlated with with sex ( = 0.70; < 0.05) and type of work shift ( = 0.29; < 0.01).
Conclusions The intensive care unit healthcare workers in this study reported high levels of depersonalization and low feelings of personal accomplishment during an advanced stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Older age, being female, having children, having intensive care unit experience, and working at 4th shift were factors related to burnout dimensions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-555f393a4084486299c9ce66722e7dcc2023-10-04T17:53:38ZengMedwave Estudios LimitadaMedwave0717-63842023-09-012308e2720e272010.5867/medwave.2023.08.2720Burnout levels and associated factors among Intensive Care Unit workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: A cross-sectional studyFelipe Ponce-Fuentes0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3449-9738Jenny Collipal-Cayún1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2607-0264Jaime Sepúlveda-Cisternas2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0953-0804Ivan Cuyul-Vásquez3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-0503Antonio Roberto Zamuner4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-3047Jorge Fuentes-Contreras5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0626-3656Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Mayor, Temuco 4780000, ChileUnidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Complejo Asistencial Padre Las Casas, Padre Las Casas 4850000, ChileInstituto de Salud Pública, Universidad Andrés Bello, Concepción 4030000, ChileFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco, 4780000, ChileLaboratorio de Investigación Clínica en Kinesiología. Departamento de Kinesiología, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, ChileLaboratorio de Investigación Clínica en Kinesiología. Departamento de Kinesiología, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, ChileIntroduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unpredictable healthcare crisis with a high psychological burden on healthcare workers. Objective To evaluate burnout levels and their associated demographics and occupational factors among intensive care unit healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in a single hospital in the city of Temuco, Chile. Methods A cross-sectional design in which a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Human Services were sent to health care workers in a single Chilean Intensive Care Unit during the pandemic COVID-19. Burnout levels, demographic, and occupational factors are reported using descriptive statistics; correlations between burnout levels and demographic-occupational factors were analyzed using Spearman’s and rank-biserial correlation coefficients; and multiple linear stepwise regression was used to assess the contribution of demographic and occupational factors to participants’ burnout levels. Results A total of 84 participants (46 women and 38 men) were included in the analysis. Depersonalization and low personal accomplishment were evidenced in 95.2% and 98.8% of the intensive care unit healthcare workers, respectively. Emotional exhaustion was positively correlated with having children ( = 0.72; < 0.01). Age ( = 0.79; < 0.05), sex ( = 0.30; < 0.05), and prior experience in intensive care unit facilities ( = 0.71; < 0.05) were correlated with depersonalization. Feeling of personal accomplishment was positively correlated with with sex ( = 0.70; < 0.05) and type of work shift ( = 0.29; < 0.01). Conclusions The intensive care unit healthcare workers in this study reported high levels of depersonalization and low feelings of personal accomplishment during an advanced stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Older age, being female, having children, having intensive care unit experience, and working at 4th shift were factors related to burnout dimensions.https://www.medwave.cl/investigacion/estudios/2720.htmlburnouticu healthcare workersdepersonalizationcovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Felipe Ponce-Fuentes Jenny Collipal-Cayún Jaime Sepúlveda-Cisternas Ivan Cuyul-Vásquez Antonio Roberto Zamuner Jorge Fuentes-Contreras Burnout levels and associated factors among Intensive Care Unit workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: A cross-sectional study Medwave burnout icu healthcare workers depersonalization covid-19 |
| title | Burnout levels and associated factors among Intensive Care Unit workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Burnout levels and associated factors among Intensive Care Unit workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Burnout levels and associated factors among Intensive Care Unit workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burnout levels and associated factors among Intensive Care Unit workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Burnout levels and associated factors among Intensive Care Unit workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | burnout levels and associated factors among intensive care unit workers during the first wave of the covid 19 pandemic in chile a cross sectional study |
| topic | burnout icu healthcare workers depersonalization covid-19 |
| url | https://www.medwave.cl/investigacion/estudios/2720.html |
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