1. Burnout experience among healthcare workers post third COVID-19 wave in India; findings of a cross-sectional study
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Mohammad Sidiq, Sai Jaya Prakash Ch, Balamurugan Janakiraman, Aksh Chahal, Imran Khan, Surbhi Kaura, Faizan Kashoo, Farha Khan, Shabnam Khan, Chhavi Arora Sehgal, Shashank Baranwal, Sheenam Popli, and Mshari Alghadier
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Burnout ,Cross sectional study ,Healthcare workers ,COVID-19 ,India ,Medicine ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Background The pandemic exacerbated burnout experienced by healthcare personnel, whose mental health had long been a public health concern before COVID-19. This study used the Copenhagen burnout inventory (CBI) tool to assess burnout and identify predictors among Indian healthcare workers managing COVID-19. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to December 2022, after the third pandemic wave. A web-based, fillable Google form was used to recruit COVID-19 management professionals from multiple Jaipur district hospitals. Healthcare professionals provided socio-demographic, work-related, and CBI scores. Multiple linear regression was used to control for model covariant independent variables. Results We evaluated the responses of a total of 578 participants with a mean age of 36.59 ± 9.1 years. Based on the CBI cut-off score of 50, 68.1% reported burnout. A total of 67.5%, 56.4%, and 48.6% of healthcare workers reported work-related, personal, and patient-related burnout, respectively. High burnout scores were significantly associated with the nursing profession (β = 7.89, 95% CI; 3.66, 12.11, p
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- 2024
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