Watch Out for Burnout in COVID-19: A Greek Health Care Personnel Study

• Main Authors: Georgios Mavrovounis MD (Author), Debbie Mavrovouni MD (Author), Maria Mermiri MD (Author), Paraskevi Papadaki RN (Author), Athanasios Chalkias MD, PhD (Author), Sotirios Zarogiannis BSc, PhD (Author), Nikolaos Christodoulou MD, PhD (Author), Konstantinos Gourgoulianis MD, PhD (Author), Ioannis Pantazopoulos MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

The aim of the current study was to examine the mental well-being of healthcare personnel (HCP) working in COVID-19 units in Greece and to calculate the prevalence of burnout (BO) amongst them. A questionnaire based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Medical Personnel was utilized between February 21st, 2021 and March 5th, 2021. A total of 190 HCP responded to the questionnaire, of which 73.7% were nurses and midwives. The mean age of the participants was 38.3 (8.4) years. Overall, 71.6% of the participants had a high BO score, while 20.5% had a moderate and 7.9% had a low BO score. Night shifts in COVID-19 wards and job dissatisfaction were significantly associated with a high BO score ( P = .03 and P < .0001, respectively). The majority of HCP working in COVID-19 wards in Greece is experiencing high levels of overall BO and emotional exhaustion.

Item Description

0046-9580
1945-7243
10.1177/00469580221097829