Burnout Syndrome Prevalence Rate and Its Related Factors among Critical Care Nurses During Covid-19 Pandemic | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2024, Page 1945-1957 PDF (432.15 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.443531 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Doaa Atef Yousef Taha1; Eman Talaat Mohammed2; Eman Ahmed Ebrahim3 | ||||
11BSc. In Nursing Science (2011/2012), Faculty of Nursing, Benha University | ||||
22Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing/Ain Shams University | ||||
33Lecturer at Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams university | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for healthcare professionals worldwide, especially those working in critical care settings. Moreover, the high prevalence rate of burnout syndrome among critical care nurses during the pandemic. Also, identifying potential risk factors, and the impact of burnout on nurses' well-being and job performance. Aim: This study aimed to assess burnout syndrome prevalence rate and its related factors among critical care nurses during covid-19 pandemic. Design: A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in this study. Setting: the current study was carried out at critical care units at Qaha hospital for quarantine which affiliated to Ministry of Health, Qalyubia governorate, Egypt. Subjects: All the available male and female nurses working at the previous mentioned setting was included in the study. Data collection tools: Data was collected using two tools: Maslash Burnout Inventory (MBI) Assessment tool and Nurses’ burnout related factors assessment tool. Results: The present study revealed that, 45.7% of studied nurses were aged between 30<50 years with mean ±SD age 35.85± 6.29, regarding their gender 68.6% of them were females, 57.1% of them had unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding COVID-19, 57.1% of studied nurses had a high degree of burnout regarding job stress scale, 37.1% of studied nurses had a low degree of total work-related burnout and 42.9% of them had a low burnout regarding their total client-related burnout. As regard correlation between different variables the current study revealed that there was a statistically significant correlation between total score of knowledge, attitude, work-related burnout, client-related burnout, and burnout inventory among critical care nurses during covid-19 pandemic. Conclusion: more than a half of studied nurses had a high degree of burnout, more than one third of studied nurses had a low degree of total work-related burnout, and nearly half of them had a low burnout. Recommendations: Conduct studies to track the prevalence of burnout among nurses over time and assess the impact of interventions and organizational changes on burnout rates. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Burnout Syndrome; COVID-19 pandemic; Prevalence rate | ||||
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