Burnout and Cardiovascular Risk in Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Hashel Al Tunaiji¹  Eman Alefishat²  Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu³  Luciana Aparecida Campos³  Mecit Can Emre Simsekler⁴  Nnamdi Valbosco Ugwuoke⁶  Wael Almahmeed⁸  Fayeza Alameri⁹  Nouf Albdulrahman Albeshr⁹  Manea Basaloum⁹  Sarah Almesmari⁹  Mai Al Qubaisi⁹  Noura Aldaheri⁹  Murat Dalkilinc⁹ 

[1] Academic and Research Committee, Zayed Military University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Center for Biotechnology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Center of Innovation, Technology and Education (CITE) at Anhembi Morumbi University - Anima Institute, São José dos Campos, Brazil;College of Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan;Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Heart and Vascular Institute - Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;

关键词: cardiovascular risk (CV risk);    emotional exhaustion (EE);    depersonalization (DP);    work stress;    REM sleep;    sleep alterations;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2022.867233

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionThe objective of this study was to investigate the psychosocial and cardiovascular markers in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsThis was a STROBE compliant, blended exploratory study. Residents, staff physicians, nurses, and auxiliary healthcare professionals from both inpatient and outpatient medicine services were recruited using a planned random probability sample. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Fuster-BEWAT score (FBS), and socio-demographic factors, as well as sleep quality, were studied. The correlations between burnout severity and cardiovascular risk were examined using multivariable linear regression models adjusted for confounding variables, such as sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics.ResultsThe regression analysis with FBS as the outcome showed a negative association between cardiovascular health and emotional exhaustion [Coef.(95%CI): −0.029 (−0.048, −0.01), p = 0.002]. The higher the emotional exhaustion the lower the cardiovascular health. Further, the model showed a positive association between personal accomplishment and cardiovascular health [Coef.(95%CI): 0.045 (0.007, 0.082), p = 0.02]. Emotional exhaustion was significantly positive correlated with REM sleep and light average (Spearman’s rank correlation: 0.37 and 0.35, respectively, with P < 0.05).ConclusionThe data from this study show that healthcare practitioners who are with burnout and emotional exhaustion have an elevated cardiovascular risk, however, causality cannot be determined. As an adaptive response to stressful situations, REM sleep increases. The findings of this study may be relevant in creating preventive strategies for burnout and cardiovascular risk reduction or prevention.Clinical Trial Registration[www.ClinicalTrials.gov], identifier [NCT04422418].

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