ArticleSaudi medical journal2021
Health care worker burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey study in Saudi Arabia.
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- Psychological distress among healthcare providers during COVID-19 in Asia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
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- Mental health problems of front-line medical staff in the early stage of public health emergencies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo estimate the prevalence of burnout among health care workers (HCWs) who are working in Saudi Arabia during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and explore individual and work-related factors associated with burnout in this population.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study conducted between June to August of 2020, we invited HCWs through social channels to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire inquired about demographics, factors related to burnout, and used the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory scale to indicate burnout. A total of 646 HCWs participated.
resultsThe mean (SD) age of participants was 34.1 (9.5) years. Sixty-one percent were female. The prevalence of burnout among HCWs was 75%. Significant factors associated with burnout were age, job title, years of experience, increased working hours during the pandemic, average hours of sleep per day, exposure to patients with COVID-19, number of times tested for COVID-19, and perception of being pushed to deal with COVID-19 patients.
conclusionHealth care workers as frontline workers, face great challenges during this pandemic, because of the nature of their work. Efforts should be made to promote psychological resilience for HCWs during pandemics. This study points out the factors that should be invested in and the factors that may not be influential.
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