1. Burnout syndrome in Romanian medical residents in time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dimitriu MCT, Pantea-Stoian A, Smaranda AC, Nica AA, Carap AC, Constantin VD, Davitoiu AM, Cirstoveanu C, Bacalbasa N, Bratu OG, Jacota-Alexe F, Badiu CD, Smarandache CG, and Socea B
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- Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Burnout, Professional epidemiology, Burnout, Professional prevention & control, Burnout, Professional psychology, Emergency Service, Hospital, Female, Hospital Departments, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Male, Personal Protective Equipment adverse effects, Physician-Patient Relations, Physicians statistics & numerical data, Romania epidemiology, Stress, Psychological etiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Workload, Young Adult, Burnout, Professional etiology, COVID-19 psychology, Internship and Residency statistics & numerical data, Pandemics, Physicians psychology
- Abstract
Burnout is a state of physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress. Burnout during residency training has gained significant attention secondary to concerns regarding job performance and patient care. The new COVID-19 pandemic has raised public health problems around the world and required a reorganization of health services. In this context, burnout syndrome and physical exhaustion have become even more pronounced. Resident doctors, and especially those in certain specialties, seem even more exposed due to the higher workload, prolonged exposure and first contact with patients. This article is a short review of the literature and a presentation of some considerations regarding the activity of the medical residents in a non-Covid emergency hospital in Romania, based on the responses obtained via a questionnaire. Burnout prevalence is not equal in different specialties. We studied its impact and imagine the potential steps that can be taken in order to reduce the increasing rate of burnout syndrome in the pandemics., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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