Prevalence of Burnout Syndrome and Its Related Risk Factors among Healthcare Workers of Prasat Neurological Institute during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
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Abstract
Objective : To investigate the prevalence of burnout syndrome and related risk factors among healthcare workers (HCWs) of Neurological Institute of Thailand during the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods : A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 312 healthcare workers between June 25 and September 13, 2020. The data was collected by using four sets of Google form questionnaire including demographic and job-related data, Thai version of Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) consisting of the three subscales of emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP) and personal accomplishment (PA), effects of COVID-19 and types of support needs. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied to identify factors associated with burnout syndrome.
Results : Of 594 HCWs, 312 (52.5 %) responded to the survey. Majority of participants was female (84.9%), nursing staff (48.7%), and average age of 37.2±10.4 years (mean ± SD). Overall, participants had no burnout syndrome, but 38.1% of them experienced high level of EE. Thus, 84% of participants had low level of DP and the percentage of the participants who scored high in PA was 97.1. After adjusting for potential covariates, the risk factors of high EE were high weekly working hours (OR =3.05, 95% CI 1.09-8.50, P=0.033), concern of being COVID-19 carrier (OR =3.03, 95% CI 1.18-7.77, P=0.021) and financial problem (OR =2.88, 95% CI 1.34-6.22, P=0.007). The protective factors for EE were high level of job satisfaction (OR =0.42,95%CI 0.29-0.60, P<0.001) and supports from their supervisors. (OR =2.22,95%CI 1.28-3.83, P=0.004).
Conclusions : Healthcare workers did not have burnout syndrome, althrough 38.1% of them had high score of EE due to high working hours, worried about being the COVID-19 carrier and severe financial problem. The protective factors were high level of job satisfaction and supports from their supervisors.
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