ArticleSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
Prevalence of burnout among healthcare workers in six public referral hospitals in northeastern Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.
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- Occupational Risk Factors for Burnout Syndrome Among Healthcare Professionals: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of rehabilitation area professionals: A systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence and associated factors of burnout syndrome among selected health care professionals at University Hospitals of Sidama Region and Southern, Ethiopia 2023.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Burnout Syndrome in Serbian Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Burnout and resilience among intensive care workers facing the end of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2025Article
- Burnout among emergency and surgery residents: An exploration of contributing factors and implications.Saudi medical journal · 2024Article
- Attention Deficits in Healthcare Workers with Non-Clinical Burnout: An Exploratory Investigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with burnout among health professionals of a public hospital network during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2024Article
- Sleep Quality as a Mediator of Burnout, Stress and Multisite Musculoskeletal Pain in Healthcare Workers: A Longitudinal Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Association of Life Events Outside the Workplace and Burnout: A Cross-Sectional Study on Nursing Assistants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Evaluation of burnout among stay-behind healthcare workers during the current Omicron wave of COVID-19 in Taizhou, China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed considerable psychological stress on frontline healthcare workers (HCWs).
objectiveTo evaluate the prevalence of burnout syndrome among HCWs facing the COVID-19 outbreak. DESIGN AND
settingCross-sectional study conducted in six public intensive care units (ICUs) in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil.
methodsAn online survey was conducted among HCWs to measure the three dimensions of burnout.
resultsA total of 62 physicians (23.4%), 65 nurses (24.5%), 58 nurse technologists (21.9%) and 80 physiotherapists (30.2%) completed the questionnaire. Nearly half of the participants (48.6%) had high levels of emotional exhaustion, and almost one-third of them (29.4%) had high levels of depersonalization. Low levels of professional efficacy were observed in 18.1% of the sample. The independent determinants of depersonalization burnout were age < 33 years (odds ratio, OR 2.03; 95% confidence interval, CI 1.15-3.56; P = 0.01) and female gender (OR 0.33; 95% CI 0.18-0.62; P = 0.01). Increased workload was associated with both depersonalization (OR 2.37; 95% CI 2.02-5.50; P = 0.04) and emotional exhaustion (OR 1.89; 95% CI 1.04-3.58; P = 0.030).
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on the dimensions of depersonalization and emotional exhaustion. Consideration of these dimensions is important when designing future burnout prevention programs for frontline personnel.
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