Analysis of the sense of occupational stress and burnout syndrome among physiotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic

The nature of physiotherapists’ work involves an increased risk of occupational stress and burnout, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the aim of the study was to analyse the level of perceived generalised stress, the occupational stress and the occupational burnout syndrome among...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2023-04, Vol.13 (1), p.5743-5743, Article 5743
Main Authors: Wójtowicz, Dorota, Kowalska, Joanna
Format: Article
Language:English
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Burnout
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - complications
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
multidisciplinary
Occupational exposure
Occupational health
Occupational stress
Occupational Stress - epidemiology
Pandemics
Physical Therapists
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Social behavior
Stress
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Summary:The nature of physiotherapists’ work involves an increased risk of occupational stress and burnout, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the aim of the study was to analyse the level of perceived generalised stress, the occupational stress and the occupational burnout syndrome among physiotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic. One hundred seventy professionally active physiotherapists participated in the study: 100—during the pandemic and 70 before the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was carried out using the authors’ survey, the Subjective Work Assessment Questionnaire (SWAQ), the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Mini-COPE) inventory. The physiotherapists examined prior to the pandemic exhibited a higher level of generalised stress and higher level of occupational stress and occupational burnout ( p  = 0.0342; p  
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-32958-x