Burnout in healthcare workers in COVID-19-dedicated hospitals.
J Public Health (Oxf)
; 45(3): e510-e517, 2023 08 28.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Considering the prolongation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of studies on burnout, particularly in healthcare workers, needs to be addressed. This report aimed to identify the risk factors of burnout by comparing the level of burnout between nurses in general wards and those in COVID-19-dedicated wards in a national university hospital.METHODS:
A survey based on the Korean version of Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT-K) was conducted on nurses between 10 January and 31 January 2022. The BAT-K consists of exhaustion, mental distance, cognitive impairment, emotional impairment and secondary symptoms.RESULTS:
A total of 165 nurses, including 81 nurses from the COVID-19-dedicated ward, completed the questionnaire. The percentage of general-ward nurses with an emotional impairment score above the clinical cutoff was higher than that of COVID-19 ward nurses. General ward compared to the COVID-19 ward increased the risk of presenting with total-core symptoms. Two factors increased the risk regarding mental distance short career length and underlying disease.CONCLUSIONS:
In contrast to previous studies, the risk of burnout in the COVID-19-ward nurses was lower than that of the general ward nurses. The risk regarding mental distance was correlated with short career length and presence of an underlying disease.Palabras clave
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Agotamiento Profesional
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COVID-19
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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En
Revista:
J Public Health (Oxf)
Año:
2023
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Article