Prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors – a scoping review

• Authors: Agata Stodolska , Grzegorz Wójcik , Ilona Barańska , Violetta Kijowska , Katarzyna Szczerbińska

Abstracts

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic exerted significant mental burden on healthcare workers (HCWs) operating in the frontline of the COVID-19 care as they experienced high levels of stress and burnout. The aim of this scoping review was to identify prevalence and factors associated with burnout among HCWs during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A literature search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL. Studies were selected based on the following inclusion criteria: cross-sectional, longitudinal, case-control, or qualitative analyses, published in peer-reviewed journals, between January 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021. Studies carried out on other occupations than healthcare workers or related to other pandemics than COVID-19 were excluded. Following the abstract screen, from 141 original papers identified, 69 articles were eventually selected. A large variation in the reported burnout prevalence among HCWs (4.3–90.4%) was observed. The main factors associated with increase/ decrease of burnout included: demographic characteristics (age, gender, education level, financial situation, family status, occupation), psychological condition (psychiatric diseases, stress, anxiety, depression, coping style), social factors (stigmatisation, family life), work organization (workload, working conditions, availability of staff and materials, support at work), and factors related with COVID-19 (fear of COVID-19, traumatic events, contact with patients with COVID-19, having been infected with COVID-19, infection of a colleague or a relative with COVID-19, higher number of deaths observed by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic). The findings should be useful for policy makers and healthcare managers in developing programs preventing burnout during the current and future pandemics. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):21–58

Keywords

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burnout; workplace stress; prevalence; review literature; COVID-19; health care professionals

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-58

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

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Agata Stodolska

• Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland (Medical Faculty, Department of Sociology of Medicine, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Chair)

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Grzegorz Wójcik

• Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland (Medical Faculty, Department of Sociology of Medicine, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Chair)
• Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Institute of Applied Psychology)

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Ilona Barańska

• Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland (Medical Faculty, Department of Sociology of Medicine, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Chair)

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Violetta Kijowska

• Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland (Medical Faculty, Department of Sociology of Medicine, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Chair)

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Katarzyna Szczerbińska

• Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland (Medical Faculty, Department of Sociology of Medicine, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Chair)
• University Hospital in Krakow, Kraków, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02007

Biblioteka Nauki

2203018