Observational studyRadiologia
Prevalence of burnout syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors.
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- Burnout before and during COVID: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 48 698 trainees.Medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Burnout and Associated Risk Factors a Cross-Sectional Study Among Staff of Radiology Clinics in Slovakia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Recognizing and addressing burnout among healthcare workers in rural Nepal: a proof-of-concept study using Kern's six-step theoretical framework.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Burnout Syndrome and Sexual Disorders Among Vietnamese Female Nurses and Midwives at Tu Du Hospital: A Frontline Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- [Back to normal: Burnout syndrome in radiology professionals].Radiologia · 2023Article
- [Burnout among Radiologists in Korea: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Remedies].Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic spread throughout the world from the beginning of 2020, increasing healthcare professionals' workloads and levels of physical and emotional stress.
aimsTo determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome in Spanish radiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors associated with the development of this syndrome, and to compare these findings with those obtained before the pandemic.
methodsThis observation study took place between April 2020 and August 2020 (during the pandemic) through an online survey. A total of 150 responses were obtained. Demographic and work-related information was compiled. Burnout syndrome was measured with the Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS). The prevalence and characteristics of burnout syndrome obtained in this survey were compared with those of the same survey done in 2019. We performed a statistical analysis to identify possible risk factors and protective factors associated with this syndrome and to determine the homogeneity of the two samples.
resultsThe prevalence of burnout syndrome increased during the COVID-19 pandemic (49.3% vs. 33.6%, p = 0.002). No risk factors or protective factors that were valid both before and after the pandemic were identified. No correlations were identified between sociodemographic or work-related characteristics and burnout syndrome.
conclusionThis study demonstrates that burnout syndrome increased significantly in radiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting nearly half of all those who responded to the survey. These results underline the need to assess support for professional wellbeing of radiologists in Spain. No correlations were identified between burnout and gender, age, number of calls, years in the job, annual income, teaching, marital status, number of children, or type of contract.
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