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Mavrovounis G, Mavrovouni D, Mermiri M, Papadaki P, Chalkias A, Zarogiannis S, Christodoulou N, Gourgoulianis K, Pantazopoulos I. Watch Out for Burnout in COVID-19: A Greek Health Care Personnel Study. INQUIRY 2022; 59:469580221097829. [PMID: 35604370 PMCID: PMC9130872 DOI: 10.1177/00469580221097829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
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.
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Affiliation(s)
- Georgios Mavrovounis
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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