BURNOUT SYNDROME AND ITS PREDICTORS AMONG NURSES IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES DURING COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction: Job burnout is a substantial problem among health care workers. Aim of Work: To determine the prevalence of burnout, its predictors among nurses working in primary health care facilities during COVID-19 in Egypt. Materials and Methods: A multicenter descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on all nurses (250) working in primary health care facilities (11 units and 5 centers) in Port said city between March and June 2020. An interviewer-administered questionnaire including socio-demographic, occupational and contextual questions contributing to burnout. While the second one was the standardized Arabic version of Maslach Burnout Inventory(MBI). Results: The prevalence of high burnout among nurses was 86%. The most prevalent subscale was low level personal accomplishment followed by high depersonalization (DP) then emotional exhaustion (EE). Time insufficiency for family, bad work relationships, being a technical nurses and inflexibility in work scheduling were predictors of both EE and DP. Moreover, EE was significantly associated with married female nurses who experienced work-related stress. While high