ArticleBMC medical education2022
The impact of online teaching on stress and burnout of academics during the transition to remote teaching from home.
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- Digital Strategies Utilised to Encourage Undergraduate Nursing Students' Engagement in Online Units of Study Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Nursing open · 2026Pooled it
- Loneliness and Mental Health Distress among University Students and Staff in Trinidad and Tobago: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- The impact of learner background variables on academic burnout in online vs. face-to-face classes among students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences having English courses.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Teachers' Emotional Intelligence, Burnout, Work Engagement, and Self-Efficacy during COVID-19 Lockdown.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Remote work burnout, professional job stress, and employee emotional exhaustion during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Nudge or not, university teachers have mixed feelings about online teaching.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe higher education institutions worldwide have been transformed unexpectedly to online teaching. This sudden movement from blended learning or traditional face-to-face teaching has severely disrupted university activities and posed many challenges for teaching staff, who were asked to develop online versions of their courses overnight. This study explores the effect of the current changes in education style and working from home on the stress and burnout levels of teaching staff.
methodsThis study utilized a cross-sectional design, whereby 278 participants (faculty and course instructors) from 17 campuses of one of the largest colleges in United Arab Emirates completed a web-based survey. Numerous instruments were utilized to obtain the following data: participants demographics; their perceived stress during online teaching; their perception of the impact of teaching from home on their family's daily life, physical health, mental health and ability to cope with stress; burnout level; and their satisfaction with online teaching.
resultsAround 60% of participants reported moderate stress level during online teaching (moderate stress = 5 to 8) under COVID-19 (M 6.21 ± 2.26). An independent sample t-test and ANOVA tests revealed that participants with 7-10 years of online teaching experience reported more stress than participants who have 4-6 years online teaching experience (M 7.29, ±1.11 Vs. 5.30, ±2.69; P = 0.04). Moreover, multiple regression analysis showed that higher stress levels and lower satisfaction with the online teaching experience were associated with more significant personal and working burnout. Married participants with school-age children were at greater risk of personal burnout.
conclusionThe transition to remote education imposed mental burdens and stress on faculty members. Supportive professional development strategies to enrich faculty with online teaching skills are urgently required.
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