Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: a cross-sectional study
Objectives The aim of the study was to analyze the long-term burnout levels of healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in Slovenian nursing homes during the fifth wave of the pandemic; to compare the results of similar facilities in 2020 and 2013; and to examine the correlation between demographics...
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| author | Karmen Erjavec Ljiljana Leskovic |
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The aim of the study was to analyze the long-term burnout levels of healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in Slovenian nursing
homes during the fifth wave of the pandemic; to compare the results of similar facilities in 2020 and 2013; and to examine the correlation between
demographics and burnout and fatigue among HCPs.
Material and Methods
The study used a descriptive, correlational cross-sectional method.
Results
In the fifth wave, HCPs suffered more from emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment than in the first
wave of the pandemic and in the spring of 2013. The HCPs caring for COVID-19 patients and younger women had higher rates of burnout and
fatigue than other occupational groups. There is a strong positive correlation between burnout and fatigue.
Conclusions
There is an urgent need to
address the problem of fatigue and burnout with administrative measures. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(3):396–405 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e422707bb0594a988ba115d1421551432023-09-11T11:00:49ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health1232-10871896-494X2023-08-0136339640510.13075/ijomeh.1896.02182169171Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: a cross-sectional studyKarmen Erjavec0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4971-0292Ljiljana Leskovic1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9124-4291University of Novo mesto, Novo mesto, Slovenia (Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Communication)University of Novo mesto, Novo mesto, Slovenia (Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Healthcare)Objectives The aim of the study was to analyze the long-term burnout levels of healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in Slovenian nursing homes during the fifth wave of the pandemic; to compare the results of similar facilities in 2020 and 2013; and to examine the correlation between demographics and burnout and fatigue among HCPs. Material and Methods The study used a descriptive, correlational cross-sectional method. Results In the fifth wave, HCPs suffered more from emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment than in the first wave of the pandemic and in the spring of 2013. The HCPs caring for COVID-19 patients and younger women had higher rates of burnout and fatigue than other occupational groups. There is a strong positive correlation between burnout and fatigue. Conclusions There is an urgent need to address the problem of fatigue and burnout with administrative measures. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(3):396–405http://ijomeh.eu/Long-term-healthcare-professionals-experiences-of-burnout-and-correlation-between,169171,0,2.htmlfatigueprofessional burnouthealthcare professionalsnursing homescovid-19 pandemiclong-term healthcare |
| spellingShingle | Karmen Erjavec Ljiljana Leskovic Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: a cross-sectional study International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health fatigue professional burnout healthcare professionals nursing homes covid-19 pandemic long-term healthcare |
| title | Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | long term healthcare professionals experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue a cross sectional study |
| topic | fatigue professional burnout healthcare professionals nursing homes covid-19 pandemic long-term healthcare |
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