Correlates of burnout among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Koreaopen access
- Authors
- Hwang, Soyoon; Kwon, Ki Tae; Lee, So Hee; Kim, Shin-Woo; Chang, Hyun-Ha; Kim, Yoonjung; Bae, Sohyun; Cheong, Hae Suk; Park, Se Yoon; Kim, Bongyoung; Lee, Shinwon; Park, Jiho; Heo, Sang Taek; Oh, Won Sup; Kim, Yeonjae; Park, Kyung-Hwa; Kang, Chang Kyung; Oh, NamHee; Lim, Su Jin; Yun, Seongcheol; Son, Ji Woong; Ryoo, Hyun Wook; Chung, Un Sun; Lee, Ju-Yeon; Park, Hye Yoon; Shin, Ji-Yeon; Bae, Sang-geun; Lee, Ji-yeon
- Issue Date
- Feb-2023
- Publisher
- NATURE PORTFOLIO
- Citation
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v.13, no.1, pp.1 - 11
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 11
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/187252
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-023-30372-x
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Abstract
- Burnout is a form of negative emotional and physical response to job stress. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of burnout among healthcare workers responding to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Korea and to explore correlates of burnout among healthcare workers. A nationwide questionnaire-based survey was conducted from December 1, 2020, to January 29, 2021 on 1425 healthcare workers who worked in one of the 16 healthcare facilities designated for COVID-19 care, in public health centers, or as paramedics in Korea. Burnout was assessed using 16 Korean-adapted items based on the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI). Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using the R version 4.1.1 software program. OLBI results indicate clinically exhaustion in 84.5% (1204/1425) and clinically disengagement in 91.1% (1298/1425), and 77.3% (1102/1425) met the score criteria for both the exhaustion and disengagement subscales for burnout. Burnout rate was significantly increased in the group with chronic fatigue symptoms (Fatigue Severity Scale ≥ 3.22) after the outbreak of COVID-19 (OR, 3.94; 95% CI 2.80–5.56), in the female group (OR, 2.05; 95% CI 1.46–2.86), in the group with physical symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-15 ≥ 10) after the outbreak of COVID-19 (OR, 2.03; 95% CI 1.14–3.60), in the group with a higher Global Assessment of Recent Stress scale (OR, 1.71; 95% CI 1.46–2.01), in the group with post-traumatic stress symptoms (Primary Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-5 ≥ 2) (OR, 1.47; 95% CI 1.08–2.01), and in the younger age group(OR, 1.45; 95% CI 1.22–1.72). The chronic fatigue symptoms were correlated with cumulative days of care (OR, 1.18; 95% CI 1.02–1.37). The physical symptoms were correlated with average contact hours with COVID-19 patients per day (OR, 1.34; 95% CI 1.17–1.54), and cumulative days of care (OR, 1.21; 95% CI 1.06–1.38). Most Korean healthcare workers suffered from burnout related to excessive workload during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a widespread health crisis like COVID-19, it is necessary to regularly check the burnout status in healthcare workers and reduce their excessive workload by supplementing the workforce and providing appropriate working hours sufficient rest hours.
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