Prevalence and factors associated with burnout among health professionals of a public hospital network during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Patricia Martins, Richardson Warley Siqueira Luzia, Jair Alves Pereira Filho, Kelly Silva Welsh, C íntia Fuzikawa, Rodrigo Nicolato, Márcia Mascarenhas Alemão, Márcio Augusto Gonçalves, José Carlos Cavalheiro, Ianny Dumont Ávila, Ricardo Teixeira Veiga Burnout is most commonly defined as a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and ineffectiveness, which occurs in response to chronic stressors at work. It can adversely affect health workers’ physical and mental health, and the quality of care provided. The COVID-19 pandemic increased stressors and could impact burnout prevalence in this group. There is a lack of information regarding the prevalence of burnout among hospital health workers in Brazil. A newer definition of burnout has been proposed that considers three different clinical profiles: the frenetic, underchal lenged and worn-out subtypes. This differentiation could lead to interventions tailored for each subtype. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of burnout, its subtypes, and associated factors in workers of a public hospital network in Brazil, during the pandemic. A total of 143 randoml y selected participants answered an online form that included sociodemographic and occupational items, and the Burnout Clinical Subtypes Questionnaire, a summarized version. This questionnaire evaluates three burnout dimensions (overload, lack of development, neglect) that can be used to discriminat e the three burnout subtypes (frene...
Source: PLoS One - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research