Burn-out syndrome in Spanish internists during the COVID-19 outbreak and associated factors: a cross-sectional survey.
BMJ Open
; 11(2): e042966, 2021 02 11.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1082707
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and burn-out syndrome in Spanish internists and the factors that could be related to its appearance.DESIGN:
We performed an observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study for which we designed a survey that was distributed in May 2020.SETTING:
We included internists who worked in Spain during the COVID-19 outbreak.PARTICIPANTS:
A total of 1015 internists responded to the survey. Of those 62.9% were women.RESULTS:
Of 1015 people, 58.3% presented with high emotional exhaustion, 61.5% had a high level of depersonalisation and 67.6% reported low personal fulfilment. 40.1% presented with the 3 criteria described, and therefore burn-out syndrome.Burn-out syndrome was independently related to the management of patients with SARS-CoV-2 (HR 2.26; 95% CI 1.15 to 4.45), the lack of availability of personal protective equipment (HR 1.41; 95% CI 1.05 to 1.91), increased responsibility (HR 2.13; 95% CI 1.51 to 3.01), not having received financial compensation for overtime work (HR 0.43; 95% CI 0.31 to 0.62), not having rested after 24-hour shifts (HR 1.61; 95% CI 1.09 to 2.38), not having had holidays in the previous 6 months (HR 1.36; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.84), consumption of sleeping pills (HR 1.83; 95% CI 1.28 to 2.63) and higher alcohol intake (HR 1.95; 95% CI 1.39 to 2.73).CONCLUSIONS:
During the COVID-19 outbreak, 40.1% of Internal Medicine physicians in Spain presented with burn-out syndrome, which was independently related to the assistance of patients with SARS-CoV-2, overworking without any compensation and the fear of being contagious to their relatives. Therefore, it is imperative to initiate programmes to prevent and treat burn-out in front-line physicians during the COVID-19 outbreak.Palabras clave
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Médicos
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Agotamiento Profesional
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio experimental
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
BMJ Open
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Bmjopen-2020-042966
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