Prevalence of Workaholism Among Egyptian Healthcare Workers With Assessment of Its Relation to Quality of Life, Mental Health and Burnout

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ID22087808
AuthorsZeinab A Kasemy (0000-0002-3187-3088, Menoufia University, corresponding author), Eman E Abd-Ellatif, Eman Elsayed Abd‐Ellatif (Mansoura University), Asmaa A Abdel Latif (0000-0003-0398-9371, Menoufia University), Nadia M Bahgat (0000-0003-1419-7521, Menoufia University), Hanaa M Abo Shereda (0000-0002-5374-8456, Menoufia University), Safaa Ibrahim Shattla, Safaa Shattla (Menoufia University), Samira E Aboalizm (Menoufia University), Asmaa Hamed Abd Elhy (Menoufia University), Abeer R Allam (Menoufia University), Ahmed Nabil Ramadan (0000-0002-2150-8394, Menoufia University), Hemat Mostafa Amer (Menoufia University), Naglaa Abdelmawgoud Ahmed, Naglaa Ahmed (0000-0003-3255-3948, Menoufia University), Abobakr A AlJifri (Jordan University of Science and Technology), Mervat M El Dalatony (0000-0002-2399-439X, Menoufia University)
Year2020
Volume8
Pages581373-581373
Publication date2020-11-26
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2020.581373
PMID33324599
OpenAlexW3107379146
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited48

Introduction: Work is a social double edged weapon activity that may have positive and negative effects on individual's quality of life and health. Objectives: To estimate workaholism prevalence and to determine its effects on quality of life, mental health, and burnout among healthcare workers (HCWs). Methods: Using a cross-sectional study, 1,080 Egyptian participants distributed as HCWs and non-HCWs were recruited. The study included 4 questionnaires to assess workaholism, quality of life (QoL), Psychological capital questionnaire ( PCQ ), and General health questionnaire (GHQ). Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was applied to critical specialty HCWs in addition to pro-inflammatory markers including Il6, TNFα, and CoQ10. Results: This study revealed that 24.4 and 24.8% of HCWs were workaholic and hardworking, respectively, in comparison to 5.9 and 28.1% among non-HCWs ( P < 0.001). Somatic symptoms and anxiety/ insomnia domains of GHQ were higher among HCWs than non-HCWs ( P < 0.001 and 0.002, respectively). QoL was significantly lower among HCWs than non-HCWs ( P < 0.001). Workaholism was reported among 43.2% of HCWs with critical specialty ( P < 0.001). Components of PCQ components were significantly higher among HCWs with critical specialty than non-critical HCWs while QoL showed the reverse ( P < 0.05). Working excessively was a predictor to burnout [Emotional exhaustion (β = –0.23) and depersonalization (β = −0.25)] and TNFα (β = 0.41). Emotional exhaustion was a predictor to Il6 (β = 0.66), TNFα (β = 0.73), and CoQ10 (β = −0.78). Conclusion: There is a significant association between workaholism and psychologically poor-health and poor quality of life among HCWs. Critical specialty healthcare workers showed association between workaholism, burnout and pro-inflammatory markers. Addressing of personal characteristics, supporting factors in the work environment and periodic examination of the healthcare workers and responding accordingly is required

Anxiety · Burnout · Depersonalization · Emotional exhaustion · Family medicine · General Health Questionnaire · Health care · Mental health · Psychiatry · Specialty · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Nursing · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

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