In:
Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., Vol. 18, No. 3 ( 2022-11), p. 229-235
Abstract:
Burnout syndrome is a clinical entity that can negatively affect
healthcare workers, especially frontline medical staff. Objective: Determine the prevalence of burnout in emergency physicians at the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Method: The Maslach Burnout Inventory was administered to 150 emergency physicians
in 2020 during the first months of the pandemic in a Venezuelan hospital. There are two limitations, the size of sample is small and the study physicians have poor social conditions
that do not allow generalizing the results. Results: Over three quarters of the physicians surveyed (76.7%) experienced burnout and
55.3% had health problems due to stress. The higher the number of years working in the hospital and/or the lower the job satisfaction, the higher the burnout rate (p 〈 0.05). Conclusions: A large number of physicians in Venezuela experienced burnout during the
first months of the pandemic, but half of them believed they did not need psychological help. Prevalence of burnout was high among physicians with more years of service and
among those with lower job satisfaction.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2666-0822
DOI:
10.2174/2666082218666220513145349
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Publication Date:
2022
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