Long-term healthcare professionals’ experiences of burnout and correlation between burnout and fatigue: A cross-sectional study

• Authors: Karmen Erjavec , Ljiljana Leskovic

Abstracts

EN

Objectives The aim of the study was to analyze the long-term burnout levels of healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in Slovenian nursing homes during the fifth wave of the pandemic; to compare the results of similar facilities in 2020 and 2013; and to examine the correlation between demographics and burnout and fatigue among HCPs. Material and methods The study used a descriptive, correlational cross-sectional method. Results In the fifth wave, HCPs suffered more from emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment than in the first wave of the pandemic and in the spring of 2013. The HCPs caring for COVID-19 patients and younger women had higher rates of burnout and fatigue than other occupational groups. There is a strong positive correlation between burnout and fatigue. Conclusions There is an urgent need to address the problem of fatigue and burnout with administrative measures.

Keywords

EN

fatigue; professional burnout; healthcare professionals; nursing homes; COVID-19 pandemic; long-term healthcare

• 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: 3
• Pages: 396-405

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Karmen Erjavec

• University of Novo mesto, Novo mesto, Slovenia (Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Communication)

author

Ljiljana Leskovic

• University of Novo mesto, Novo mesto, Slovenia (Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Healthcare)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02182

Biblioteka Nauki

21375681