Prevalence and determinants of burnout among South African doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic
S. Afr. j. psychiatry (Online)
; 30: 1-10, 2024. tables, figures
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Burnout, resulting from chronic workplace stress that has been unsuccessfully managed, has previously been documented in doctors. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has increased occupational challenges faced by doctors, potentiating their risk for burnout.Aim:
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of burnout among medical doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic.Setting:
Three public sector hospitals in Gqeberha, South Africa.Methods:
A cross-sectional study of 260 voluntary participants was conducted. Participants completed self-administered electronic questionnaires. Logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the determinants of burnout.Results:
The prevalence of burnout in this study was 78%. Burnout was significantly associated with being a medical intern or community-service medical officer (adjusted odd ratio [AOR] = 6.72, 1.7126.40), being in the lowest income band (AOR = 10.78, 2.5545.49), and using alcohol to manage work-related stress (AOR = 3.01, 1.128.04). Job-related factors associated with burnout were experiencing high conflict at work (AOR = 5.04, 1.9213.20) and high role ambiguity and role conflict (AOR = 4.49, 1.9810.18). Low support at work (AOR = 9.99, 3.6627.23), medium job satisfaction (AOR = 5.38, 2.6510.93) and medium support at work (AOR = 3.39, 1.716.73) were positively associated with burnout. Participants with medium (AOR = 0.28, 0.100.80) and high levels of resilience (AOR = 0.08, 0.030.25) were protected against burnout. Coronavirus disease 2019-related factors were not significantly associated with burnout.Conclusion:
The burnout prevalence among South African medical doctors at public hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic was high and strongly associated with job stress factors. Contribution Given the increased prevalence of burnout among doctors and the strong associations with job stress factors, mitigation of burnout requires targeted organisational interventions.
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Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.3 Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
Problema de saúde:
Pneumonía
Base de dados:
AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
COVID-19
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
S. Afr. j. psychiatry (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Department of Environmental and Occupational Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa/ZA
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Division of Occupational Medicine and Centre for Environmental and Occupational Health Research, School of Public Health/ZA
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Division of Occupational Medicine and Centre for Environmental and Occupational Health Research, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa/ZA