ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Associations between COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Overtime, Perceived Chronic Stress and Burnout Symptoms in German General Practitioners and Practice Personnel-A Prospective Study.
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- The effect of work characteristics on advanced practice provider burnout: a secondary cross-sectional analysis.BMC health services research · 2026Trial
- Shaping a positive occupational safety climate in general practice teams-findings of the baseline survey of the cluster randomized IMPROVEFrontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Even the COVID-19 pandemic didn´t change anything: insights from a trend study on the cooperation of general practitioners and occupational health physicians in Germany.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Long working hours and mortality outcomes: A systematic review with outcome-specific evidence synthesis.iScience · 2026Article
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundThe mental burdens of general practitioners (GPs) and practice assistants (PrAs) during the COVID-19 pandemic are well investigated. Work-related conditions like overtime are known to contribute to perceived chronic stress and burnout symptoms. However, there is limited evidence regarding the specific mechanisms, which link pandemic-related overtime, chronic stress and burnout symptoms. This study used data from the IMPROVE
methodsThis prospective study with 226 German GPs and PrAs used the baseline (pre-pandemic: October 2019 to March 2020) and follow-up data (pandemic: October 2020 to April 2021) of the IMPROVE
resultsBurnout symptoms increased significantly from baseline to follow-up (
conclusionIn this large longitudinal study, pandemic-related overtime led to significantly higher levels of burnout symptoms, linked by a pathway through perceived chronic stress. Future prevention strategies need to aim at reducing the likelihood of overtime to ensure the mental well-being of practice personnel.
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