Examining Burnout and Perspective on Videoconferencing in the Mental Health Workforce.
Telemed J E Health
; 30(7): 1892-1895, 2024 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-38588556
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To examine burnout and perspectives on videoconferencing over time for the mental health workforce.Methods:
Members of an academic psychiatry department completed two anonymous surveys about virtual work and burnout 18 months apart (T1n = 274, response rate = 66.8%; T2n = 227, response rate = 36.7%). A subset completed the burnout subscale of the Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index (T1n = 145; T2n = 127).Results:
Respondents were well satisfied with videoconferencing at both time points and satisfaction was higher at T2. Videoconferencing was not perceived to contribute to feelings of fatigue at either time point and burnout levels decreased from T1 to T2.Conclusions:
Videoconferencing is well received by the mental health workforce and is not widely perceived to contribute to feelings of fatigue. Longer use of videoconferencing coincided with decreased levels of burnout. There are likely benefits to virtual work for the mental health workforce and virtual work may be protective from burnout.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esgotamento Profissional
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Comunicação por Videoconferência
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Satisfação no Emprego
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article