Burnout, Depression, and Job Stress Factors in Healthcare Workers of a Romanian Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital, after Two Pandemic Years

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15511676
AutoresVioleta Briciu (0000-0002-1229-4347, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Daniel‐Corneliu Leucuta (0000-0003-4218-8622, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, autor de correspondencia), Gyöngyvér Erika Tőkés (0000-0003-0973-1742, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania), Doina Colcear (0000-0001-6067-5307, The Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, 400348 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Año2023
Volumen20
Número5
Páginas4118-4118
Fecha de publicación2023-02-25
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20054118
PMID36901130
OpenAlexW4322503347
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas32

The COVID-19 pandemic put unprecedented pressure on all areas of activity, especially healthcare workers. Understanding the psychological response to the pandemic in healthcare workers is an important challenge. This study aims to investigate burnout, depression, and job stress factors in the medical personnel of a COVID-19-dedicated hospital, two years after the beginning of the pandemic. The survey was performed between the fifth and sixth pandemic waves in Romania. Employees of the Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Cluj-Napoca, completed an online survey using four tools: Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the Karasek Job factors questionnaire, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). A total of 114 employees completed the questionnaire (10.83% of total employees). The results showed 100% prevalence of Maslach burnout (56.1% moderate and severe burnout) and 63.1% prevalence of depression. The infectious disease resident doctors had the highest prevalence of burnout scores, depression, and perceived Karasek job demands. The 22- to 30-year-old age group and the group with fewer than ten years of professional experience had a significantly higher prevalence of burnout and depression than older employees or employees with more professional experience. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a high impact on the mental health of healthcare workers

Burnout · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Family medicine · Health care · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Mental health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine