Burnout Among Health Care Providers During COVID-19 Outbreak

COVID-19, which quickly became a global problem, in addition to its effects on public health, is very important in terms of the effect on mental health and anxiety in health care providers. Job burnout should be considered during such health crises. The study design is a cross-sectional study. A tot...

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Published in:Acta medica Iranica 2021, Vol.59 (2), p.108
Main Authors: Mousavi-Asl, Benyamin, Firouzifar, Mohammadreza, Noury, Leyla, Khamushian, Parnian, Mousavi-Asl, Dina, Heidari, Farrokh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Anxiety
Burnout
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Fatigue
Gender
Health care
Health care providers
Hospitals
Maslach burnout inventory
Nurses
Nurses and physicians
Otolaryngology
Pandemics
Physicians
Questionnaires
Research centers
Stress
Validation studies
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Summary:COVID-19, which quickly became a global problem, in addition to its effects on public health, is very important in terms of the effect on mental health and anxiety in health care providers. Job burnout should be considered during such health crises. The study design is a cross-sectional study. A total of 87 health care providers (nurses and physicians) were included in the study. Their general information such as age, gender, years of experience, and hours working in COVID-19 was asked. They all filled Maslach burnout inventory, a questionnaire measuring job burnout with three dimensions: Emotional exhaustion (EE), Depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA). We found that in physicians, EE (r:0.54, P
ISSN:0044-6025
1735-9694
DOI:10.18502/acta.v59i2.5577