Burnout of Healthcare Workers Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a significant challenge to the modern healthcare system and led to increased burnout among healthcare workers (HCWs). We previously reported that HCWs who engaged in COVID-19 patient care had a significantly higher prevalence of burnout (50....

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Autores principales: Yoshito Nishimura, Tomoko Miyoshi, Asuka Sato, Kou Hasegawa, Hideharu Hagiya, Yoshinori Kosaki, Fumio Otsuka
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a9a83929a1f947db87f90c1431e5f03d2021-11-11T16:41:29ZBurnout of Healthcare Workers Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study10.3390/ijerph1821115811660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/a9a83929a1f947db87f90c1431e5f03d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11581https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a significant challenge to the modern healthcare system and led to increased burnout among healthcare workers (HCWs). We previously reported that HCWs who engaged in COVID-19 patient care had a significantly higher prevalence of burnout (50.0%) than those who did not in November 2020 (period 1). We performed follow-up surveys in HCWs in a Japanese national university hospital, including basic demographics, whether a participant engaged in care of COVID-19 patients in the past 2 weeks, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory in February 2021 (period 2) and May 2021 (period 3). Periods 1 and 3 were amid the surges of COVID-19 cases, and period 2 was a post-surge period with a comparatively small number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization. Response rates to the surveys were 33/130 (25.4%) in period 1, 36/130 (27.7%) in period 2, and 56/162 (34.6%) in period 3, respectively. While no consistent tendency in the prevalence of burnout based on variables was observed throughout the periods, the prevalence of burnout tends to be higher in periods 1 and 3 in those who engaged in COVID-19 patient care in the last 2 weeks (50.0%, 30.8%, 43.1% in period 1, 2, and 3, respectively). Given the prolonged pandemic causing stigmatization and hatred against HCWs leading to increased prevalence of burnout, high-level interventions and supports are warranted.Yoshito NishimuraTomoko MiyoshiAsuka SatoKou HasegawaHideharu HagiyaYoshinori KosakiFumio OtsukaMDPI AGarticlecoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)pandemicburnoutpreventionintention to leaveMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11581, p 11581 (2021)
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topic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic
burnout
prevention
intention to leave
Medicine
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spellingShingle coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic
burnout
prevention
intention to leave
Medicine
R
Yoshito Nishimura
Tomoko Miyoshi
Asuka Sato
Kou Hasegawa
Hideharu Hagiya
Yoshinori Kosaki
Fumio Otsuka
Burnout of Healthcare Workers Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study
description The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a significant challenge to the modern healthcare system and led to increased burnout among healthcare workers (HCWs). We previously reported that HCWs who engaged in COVID-19 patient care had a significantly higher prevalence of burnout (50.0%) than those who did not in November 2020 (period 1). We performed follow-up surveys in HCWs in a Japanese national university hospital, including basic demographics, whether a participant engaged in care of COVID-19 patients in the past 2 weeks, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory in February 2021 (period 2) and May 2021 (period 3). Periods 1 and 3 were amid the surges of COVID-19 cases, and period 2 was a post-surge period with a comparatively small number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization. Response rates to the surveys were 33/130 (25.4%) in period 1, 36/130 (27.7%) in period 2, and 56/162 (34.6%) in period 3, respectively. While no consistent tendency in the prevalence of burnout based on variables was observed throughout the periods, the prevalence of burnout tends to be higher in periods 1 and 3 in those who engaged in COVID-19 patient care in the last 2 weeks (50.0%, 30.8%, 43.1% in period 1, 2, and 3, respectively). Given the prolonged pandemic causing stigmatization and hatred against HCWs leading to increased prevalence of burnout, high-level interventions and supports are warranted.
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author Yoshito Nishimura
Tomoko Miyoshi
Asuka Sato
Kou Hasegawa
Hideharu Hagiya
Yoshinori Kosaki
Fumio Otsuka
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Tomoko Miyoshi
Asuka Sato
Kou Hasegawa
Hideharu Hagiya
Yoshinori Kosaki
Fumio Otsuka
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title Burnout of Healthcare Workers Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study
title_short Burnout of Healthcare Workers Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study
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title_fullStr Burnout of Healthcare Workers Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study
title_full_unstemmed Burnout of Healthcare Workers Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Study
title_sort burnout of healthcare workers amid the covid-19 pandemic: a follow-up study
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