Giselle Dayana Valdes-Elizondo, Pablo Álvarez-Maldonado, Maria Angélica Ocampo-Ocampo, Grisel Hernández-Ríos, Arturo Réding-Bernal, Alejandro Hernández-Solís
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Abstract
Objective: this study evaluated burnout symptoms among physicians and nurses before, during and after COVID-19 care.
Method: a cross-sectional comparative study in the Pulmonary Care unit of a tertiary-level public hospital. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used.
Results: 280 surveys were distributed across three periods: before (n=80), during (n=105) and after (n=95) COVID-19 care; 172 surveys were returned. The response rates were 57.5%, 64.8% and 61.1%, respectively. The prevalence of severe burnout was 30.4%, 63.2% and 34.5% before, during and after COVID-19 care (p<0.001). Emotional exhaustion (p<0.001) and depersonalization (p=0.002) symptoms were more prevalent among nurses than among physicians. Severe burnout was more prevalent in women, nurses and night shift staff.
Conclusion: the high prevalence of burnout doubled in the first peak of hospital admissions and returned to pre-pandemic levels one month after COVID-19 care ended. Burnout varied by gender, shift and occupation, with nurses among the most vulnerable groups. Focus on early assessment and mitigation strategies are required to support nurses not only during crisis but permanently.
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A Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem constitui-se no órgão oficial de divulgação científica da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo e do Centro Colaborador da OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem. Foi criada em abril de 1992 sendo sua primeira edição publicada em janeiro de 1993. No período de 1993 a 1997 tinha periodicidade semestral, de 1997 a 2000 trimestral e, a partir de janeiro de 2001, tem periodicidade bimestral.
Caracteriza-se como periódico de circulação internacional, abrangendo predominantemente os países da América Latina e Caribe, embora seja também divulgado para assinantes dos Estados Unidos, Portugal e Espanha.