TY - JOUR
T1 - Burnout syndrome among health care professionals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - de Oliveira, Letícia Menezes
AU - Vasconcelos, Selene Cordeiro
AU - Fernandes, Fernando Lannes
AU - de Araújo, Ana Lúcia Belarmino
AU - de Abrantes, Gesualdo Gonçalves
AU - Bezerra Pinheiro, Ana Karina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Introduction: Burnout syndrome, a mental illness caused by stressful work conditions, is prevalent among health professionals. In addition to existing risk factors, the COVID-19 pandemic introduced new ones, such as fear of infection and concern about the availability of personal protective equipment. Objectives: This study’s purpose was to verify the prevalence and correlates of burnout syndrome among health professionals in the context of the pandemic. Methods: This quantitative study was conducted between April and June 2021 using the Google Forms platform. A semi-structured questionnaire and the Cuestionario para la Evaluación del Syndrome de Quemarse por el Trabajo were applied. Results: A total of 93 health professionals participated. Those who fought on the frontline against COVID-19 were younger and had less professional experience, longer work hours, daily contact with a greater number of patients, lower scores in the disillusionment dimension, and higher scores in the emotional exhaustion dimension. Significant correlations were found between age and disillusionment, emotional exhaustion, and indolence. Less professional experience was also correlated with psychological distress. Conclusions: Age and length of experience were significantly associated with burnout, given that younger and less experienced professionals generally worked on the frontline against COVID-19.
AB - Introduction: Burnout syndrome, a mental illness caused by stressful work conditions, is prevalent among health professionals. In addition to existing risk factors, the COVID-19 pandemic introduced new ones, such as fear of infection and concern about the availability of personal protective equipment. Objectives: This study’s purpose was to verify the prevalence and correlates of burnout syndrome among health professionals in the context of the pandemic. Methods: This quantitative study was conducted between April and June 2021 using the Google Forms platform. A semi-structured questionnaire and the Cuestionario para la Evaluación del Syndrome de Quemarse por el Trabajo were applied. Results: A total of 93 health professionals participated. Those who fought on the frontline against COVID-19 were younger and had less professional experience, longer work hours, daily contact with a greater number of patients, lower scores in the disillusionment dimension, and higher scores in the emotional exhaustion dimension. Significant correlations were found between age and disillusionment, emotional exhaustion, and indolence. Less professional experience was also correlated with psychological distress. Conclusions: Age and length of experience were significantly associated with burnout, given that younger and less experienced professionals generally worked on the frontline against COVID-19.
KW - COVID-19
KW - health personnel
KW - Professional burnout
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U2 - 10.47626/1679-4435-2023-1134
DO - 10.47626/1679-4435-2023-1134
M3 - Article
C2 - 39371275
AN - SCOPUS:85199954737
SN - 1679-4435
VL - 22
JO - Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho
JF - Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho
IS - 2
M1 - e20231134
ER -
