ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Burnout in Intensive Care Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review on Its Prevalence and Risk and Protective Factors.
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- Prevalence and risk factors of burnout symptoms among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Human resources for health · 2025Pooled it
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- Burnout and Sleep Quality in Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2025Article
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- Quality of life at work for health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2024Article
- Safeguarding nurses' mental health: The critical role of psychosocial safety climate in mitigating relational stressors and exhaustion.AIMS public health · 2024Article
- Increased Job Burnout and Reduced Job Satisfaction for Nurses Compared to Other Healthcare Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
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- The Role of Emotional Regulation in the Relationship between Nurses' Creative Style and Innovation Behaviors: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- Burnout in Nurses of an Intensive Care Unit during COVID-19: A Pilot Study in Portugal.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has strained hospitals and healthcare workers engaged in combating the virus with limited knowledge and resources. Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses are among the healthcare workers most affected by the pandemic and are at risk for developing burnout syndrome.
objectiveThe present study aims to explore burnout symptoms prevalence among ICU nurses and to identify the individual, organizational, and contextual risk, and protective factors of burnout in ICU nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsA scoping review was conducted by searching PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Only papers with empirical data and referred to ICU nurses were included. A total of 350 initial results were yielded, and 40 full texts were screened. Twelve papers constituted the final sample in the analysis.
resultsHigh levels of symptoms of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment) were registered among ICU nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased workload, lack of equipment, social stigma, and fear of contagion emerged as key risk factors. Social support from leaders and colleagues, professional recognition, use of personal protective tools, and witnessing patients' successful recovery emerged as major protective factors.
conclusionsThe results may inform the development of timely actions to counter burnout in ICU nurses during this COVID-19 pandemic and in a post-COVID-19 scenario.
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