Healthcare providers' perceived support from their organization is associated with lower burnout and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

<h4>Background</h4>Professional burnout represents a significant threat to the American healthcare system. Organizational and individual factors may increase healthcare providers' susceptibility or resistance to burnout. We hypothesized that during the COVID-19 pandemic, 1) higher l...

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Autores principales: Katherine M Reitz, Lauren Terhorst, Clair N Smith, Insiyah K Campwala, Maryanna S Owoc, Stephanie M Downs-Canner, Emilia J Diego, Galen E Switzer, Matthew R Rosengart, Sara P Myers
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7efcffcaf7d24179a7a3418f6bd755512021-12-02T20:12:39ZHealthcare providers' perceived support from their organization is associated with lower burnout and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0259858https://doaj.org/article/7efcffcaf7d24179a7a3418f6bd755512021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259858https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Professional burnout represents a significant threat to the American healthcare system. Organizational and individual factors may increase healthcare providers' susceptibility or resistance to burnout. We hypothesized that during the COVID-19 pandemic, 1) higher levels of perceived organizational support (POS) are associated with lower risk for burnout and anxiety, and 2) anxiety mediates the association between POS and burnout.<h4>Methods</h4>In this longitudinal prospective study, we surveyed healthcare providers employed full-time at a large, multihospital healthcare system monthly over 6 months (April to November 2020). Participants were randomized using a 1:1 allocation stratified by provider type, gender, and academic hospital status to receive one of two versions of the survey instrument formulated with different ordering of the measures to minimize response bias due to context effects. The exposure of interest was POS measured using the validated 8-item Survey of POS (SPOS) scale. Primary outcomes of interest were anxiety and risk for burnout as measured by the validated 10-item Burnout scale from the Professional Quality (Pro-QOL) instrument and 4-item Emotional Distress-Anxiety short form of the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scale, respectively. Linear mixed models evaluated the associations between POS and both burnout and anxiety. A mediation analysis evaluated whether anxiety mediated the POS-burnout association.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 538 participants recruited, 402 (75%) were included in the primary analysis. 55% of participants were physicians, 73% 25-44 years of age, 73% female, 83% White, and 44% had ≥1 dependent. Higher POS was significantly associated with a lower risk for burnout (-0.23; 95% CI -0.26, -0.21; p<0.001) and lower degree of anxiety (-0.07; 95% CI -0.09, -0.06; p = 0.010). Anxiety mediated the associated between POS and burnout (direct effect -0.17; 95% CI -0.21, -0.13; p<0.001; total effect -0.23; 95% CI -0.28, -0.19; p<0.001).<h4>Conclusion</h4>During a health crisis, increasing the organizational support perceived by healthcare employees may reduce the risk for burnout through a reduction in anxiety. Improving the relationship between healthcare organizations and the individuals they employ may reduce detrimental effects of psychological distress among healthcare providers and ultimately improve patient care.Katherine M ReitzLauren TerhorstClair N SmithInsiyah K CampwalaMaryanna S OwocStephanie M Downs-CannerEmilia J DiegoGalen E SwitzerMatthew R RosengartSara P MyersPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e0259858 (2021)
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Katherine M Reitz
Lauren Terhorst
Clair N Smith
Insiyah K Campwala
Maryanna S Owoc
Stephanie M Downs-Canner
Emilia J Diego
Galen E Switzer
Matthew R Rosengart
Sara P Myers
Healthcare providers' perceived support from their organization is associated with lower burnout and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
description <h4>Background</h4>Professional burnout represents a significant threat to the American healthcare system. Organizational and individual factors may increase healthcare providers' susceptibility or resistance to burnout. We hypothesized that during the COVID-19 pandemic, 1) higher levels of perceived organizational support (POS) are associated with lower risk for burnout and anxiety, and 2) anxiety mediates the association between POS and burnout.<h4>Methods</h4>In this longitudinal prospective study, we surveyed healthcare providers employed full-time at a large, multihospital healthcare system monthly over 6 months (April to November 2020). Participants were randomized using a 1:1 allocation stratified by provider type, gender, and academic hospital status to receive one of two versions of the survey instrument formulated with different ordering of the measures to minimize response bias due to context effects. The exposure of interest was POS measured using the validated 8-item Survey of POS (SPOS) scale. Primary outcomes of interest were anxiety and risk for burnout as measured by the validated 10-item Burnout scale from the Professional Quality (Pro-QOL) instrument and 4-item Emotional Distress-Anxiety short form of the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scale, respectively. Linear mixed models evaluated the associations between POS and both burnout and anxiety. A mediation analysis evaluated whether anxiety mediated the POS-burnout association.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 538 participants recruited, 402 (75%) were included in the primary analysis. 55% of participants were physicians, 73% 25-44 years of age, 73% female, 83% White, and 44% had ≥1 dependent. Higher POS was significantly associated with a lower risk for burnout (-0.23; 95% CI -0.26, -0.21; p<0.001) and lower degree of anxiety (-0.07; 95% CI -0.09, -0.06; p = 0.010). Anxiety mediated the associated between POS and burnout (direct effect -0.17; 95% CI -0.21, -0.13; p<0.001; total effect -0.23; 95% CI -0.28, -0.19; p<0.001).<h4>Conclusion</h4>During a health crisis, increasing the organizational support perceived by healthcare employees may reduce the risk for burnout through a reduction in anxiety. Improving the relationship between healthcare organizations and the individuals they employ may reduce detrimental effects of psychological distress among healthcare providers and ultimately improve patient care.
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author Katherine M Reitz
Lauren Terhorst
Clair N Smith
Insiyah K Campwala
Maryanna S Owoc
Stephanie M Downs-Canner
Emilia J Diego
Galen E Switzer
Matthew R Rosengart
Sara P Myers
author_facet Katherine M Reitz
Lauren Terhorst
Clair N Smith
Insiyah K Campwala
Maryanna S Owoc
Stephanie M Downs-Canner
Emilia J Diego
Galen E Switzer
Matthew R Rosengart
Sara P Myers
author_sort Katherine M Reitz
title Healthcare providers' perceived support from their organization is associated with lower burnout and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
title_short Healthcare providers' perceived support from their organization is associated with lower burnout and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
title_full Healthcare providers' perceived support from their organization is associated with lower burnout and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
title_fullStr Healthcare providers' perceived support from their organization is associated with lower burnout and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
title_full_unstemmed Healthcare providers' perceived support from their organization is associated with lower burnout and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
title_sort healthcare providers' perceived support from their organization is associated with lower burnout and anxiety amid the covid-19 pandemic.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/7efcffcaf7d24179a7a3418f6bd75551
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