Observational studyJournal of the American Medical Directors Association2023
Risk Factors Surrounding an Increase in Burnout and Depression Among Health Care Professionals in Taiwan During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Prevalence and the associated factors of burnout among the critical healthcare professionals during the post-pandemic era: a multi-institutional survey in Taiwan with a systematic review of the Asian literatures.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Depression in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Examining the Directional Effects of Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms: Results From a Longitudinal Study Conducted During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Low Battery Alarm; A Scoping Review of Autistic Burnout.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of academic burnout among undergraduate health science students in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Analyzing Global Research Trends on Medical Resident Burnout and Physical Activity: A Bibliometric Analysis (2005-2025).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Exploring burnout, resilience and the coping strategies among critical healthcare professionals in post-COVID Taiwan.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Burnout among intensive care physicians and nurses in the post-pandemic era in China: a national cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The independent and interactive effects of changes in overtime and night shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic on burnout among nurses: a longitudinal study.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2024Article
- Burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic among nurses in Taiwan: the parental role effect on burnout.BMC health services research · 2024Observational
- Depressive Symptoms among Psychiatric Nurses in a Hospital: An Analytical Research.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2024Article
- Mental health symptoms and associated factors among primary healthcare workers in China during the post-pandemic era.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of depression, anxiety and stress among clinical therapists in China in the context of early COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- The effect of burnout syndrome on the job satisfaction of employees in the municipalities of South Lima: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Physical discomforts, feeling of the high work intensity and the related risk factors of the frontline medical staff during COVID-19 epidemic: an early-outbreak, national survey in China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Risk of work-related health problems among community health agents.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTReview
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the risk factors surrounding an increase in both burnout levels and depression among health care professionals in Taiwan through use of a longitudinal study design.
designThis is a 2-year observational study that took place from January 2019 to December 2020. SETTING AND
participantsData among health care professionals were extracted from the Overload Health Control System of a tertiary medical center in central Taiwan.
methodsBurnout was measured through use of the Chinese version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (C-CBI), whereas depression was ascertained by the Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire. Each participant provided both burnout and depression measurements during a nonpandemic period (2019) as well as during the COVID pandemic era (2020). Risk factors surrounding an increase in burnout levels and depression were analyzed through a multivariate logistic regression model with adjusting confounding factors.
resultsTwo thousand nineteen participants completed the questionnaire over 2 consecutive years, including 132 visiting doctors, 105 resident doctors, 1371 nurses, and 411 medical technicians. After adjustments, sleeplessness, daily working hours >8, and stress due to one's workload were all found to be risk factors for an increase in depression levels, whereas sleeplessness, lack of exercise, and stress due to one's workload were all found to be risk factors for an increase in personal burnout level. Being a member of the nursing staff, a younger age, sleeplessness, and lack of exercise were all risk factors for an increase in work-related burnout levels. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Poor sleep, lack of exercise, long working hours, and being a member of the nursing staff were risk factors regarding an increase in personal burnout, work-related burnout levels and depression among health care professionals. Leaders within the hospital should investigate the working conditions and personal habits of all medical staff regularly and systematically during the COVID-19 pandemic and take any necessary preventive measures, such as improving resilience for nursing staff, in order to best care for their employees.
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