Nurse burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic comparative review
IntroductionThis review aimed to compare available evidence examining burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) in nurses before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objective was to compare nurse burnout scores in terms of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal acco...
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| description | IntroductionThis review aimed to compare available evidence examining burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) in nurses before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objective was to compare nurse burnout scores in terms of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment.MethodsA comprehensive search was conducted for studies on nurses' burnout using the MBI published between 1994 and 2022. In total, 19 studies conducted prior to the pandemic and 16 studies conducted during the pandemic were included and compared using the criteria from the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tool.ResultsSurprisingly, the results indicated that nurses' burnout scores did not differ significantly before (N = 59,111) and during (N = 18,629) the pandemic. The difference observed was qualitative rather than quantitative.DiscussionThe outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already critical situation, and while COVID-19 may serve as an additional triggering factor for staff mental illness, it cannot solely explain the observed burnout levels. These findings underscore the need for long-term clinical and preventive psychological interventions, suggesting that psychological resources should not be limited to emergencies but extended to address the ongoing challenges faced by nurses.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=399628, identifier: CRD42023399628. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e755e85747e6474fb35fd46058bec3de2023-09-05T08:17:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-09-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12254311225431Nurse burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic comparative reviewAmelia Rizzo0Murat Yıldırım1Gülçin Güler Öztekin2Alessandro De Carlo3Gabriella Nucera4Łukasz Szarpak5Łukasz Szarpak6Łukasz Szarpak7Salvatore Zaffina8Francesco Chirico9Francesco Chirico10Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri, TürkiyeDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri, TürkiyeDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, ItalyDepartment of Emergency, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli and Sacco, Milan, ItalyInstitute of Outcomes Research, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medical Academy, Warsaw, PolandResearch Unit, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, Bialystok, PolandHenry JN Taub Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United StatesOccupational Medicine Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Scientific Institutes for Research and Care (IRCCS), Rome, ItalyPost-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, ItalyHealth Service Department, Italian State Police, Ministry of the Interior, Centro Sanitario Polifunzionale, Milan, ItalyIntroductionThis review aimed to compare available evidence examining burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) in nurses before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objective was to compare nurse burnout scores in terms of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment.MethodsA comprehensive search was conducted for studies on nurses' burnout using the MBI published between 1994 and 2022. In total, 19 studies conducted prior to the pandemic and 16 studies conducted during the pandemic were included and compared using the criteria from the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tool.ResultsSurprisingly, the results indicated that nurses' burnout scores did not differ significantly before (N = 59,111) and during (N = 18,629) the pandemic. The difference observed was qualitative rather than quantitative.DiscussionThe outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already critical situation, and while COVID-19 may serve as an additional triggering factor for staff mental illness, it cannot solely explain the observed burnout levels. These findings underscore the need for long-term clinical and preventive psychological interventions, suggesting that psychological resources should not be limited to emergencies but extended to address the ongoing challenges faced by nurses.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=399628, identifier: CRD42023399628.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1225431/fullCOVID-19 pandemicnurse burnoutsystematic reviewcomparative analysishealthcare professionals |
| spellingShingle | Amelia Rizzo Murat Yıldırım Gülçin Güler Öztekin Alessandro De Carlo Gabriella Nucera Łukasz Szarpak Łukasz Szarpak Łukasz Szarpak Salvatore Zaffina Francesco Chirico Francesco Chirico Nurse burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic comparative review Frontiers in Public Health COVID-19 pandemic nurse burnout systematic review comparative analysis healthcare professionals |
| title | Nurse burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic comparative review |
| title_full | Nurse burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic comparative review |
| title_fullStr | Nurse burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic comparative review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nurse burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic comparative review |
| title_short | Nurse burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic comparative review |
| title_sort | nurse burnout before and during the covid 19 pandemic a systematic comparative review |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic nurse burnout systematic review comparative analysis healthcare professionals |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1225431/full |
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