Burnout Syndrome Among Hospital Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Civil War: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry

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Ayiman Alhashimi¹  Ahmad Bouhuwaish²  Moutaz Elgzairi³  Fatimah Bin Alshiteewi⁴  Amna Elmabrouk⁴  Ahmed Alsoufi⁴  Sara Alhaddad⁴  Ahmed Zaid⁴  Muhammed Elhadi⁴  Bushray Alhadi⁴  Seraj Abuelmeda⁴  Ala Khaled⁴  Samer Khel⁴  Ahmed Msherghi⁴  Ahmed Elhadi⁴  Marwa Biala⁴  Tasneem Ben Hamed⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Medicine, Al-Jabal Al Gharbi University, Gherian, Libya;

[2] Faculty of Medicine, Tobruk University, Tobruk, Libya;

[3] Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya;

[4] Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya;

关键词: coronavirus disease;    medical staff;    professional burnout;    COVID-19;    psychiatric illness;    pandemic;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2020.579563

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence of burnout among hospital healthcare workers in Libya during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and civil war.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 18 to May 2, 2020 among Libyan healthcare workers. Data on participant characteristics were collected with a specifically designed questionnaire. Burnout was assessed with the abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory (aMBI) comprising three subscales: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA), with each sub-scale score range from 0 to 18. For EE and DP, scores of 10 to 18 were regarded as “moderate to severe burnout.” PA was scored inversely, where a score ≤ 10 indicated severe burnout.Results: The study yielded a sample size of 532 participants. Of these, 357 (67.1%) reported emotional exhaustion (EE Score ≥ 10), 252 (47.4%) reported depersonalization (DP score ≥ 10), and 121 (22.7%) reported a lower sense of personal accomplishment (PA score ≤ 10). Verbal abuse was experienced by 304 participants (57.1%) and physical abuse in 93 (17.5). Gender was associated with high emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization. Being 35 years or older was associated with high depersonalization. Professional specialty was significantly associated with high emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Fear of COVID-19 infection was associated with high emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization.Conclusion: The rising prevalence of mental disorders and inadequate availability of health services facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and civil war demonstrated the need for healthcare policies to address the well-being of healthcare workers to decrease the risk of loss, suicide, and medical negligence.

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