Burnout, resilience and work engagement among Dutch intensivists in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis: A nationwide survey

Meynaar, Iwan A.; Ottens, Thomas H.; Zegers, Marieke; Mol, Margo van; Horst, Iwan C. C. van der

doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.11.010

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“…In Ecuador, the disease’s incidence may have generated a labor force that is very engaged with their work, since very high levels of the three dimensions of engagement have been obtained: vigor, dedication, and absorption. These are similar to a study with Dutch intensivists and another one with Brazilian nurses who attended during the pandemic; both found high levels of engagement as well as its dimensions [ 54 ], especially in people over 40 years of age [ 55 ]. In addition, the positive work engagement that Ecuadorian health personnel shows as providers of care, and their high level of CS, may be related to the value of social networks and the promotion of social support as protective factors of psychological wellbeing [ 56 ].…”

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Professional Quality of Life, Engagement, and Self-Care in Healthcare Professionals in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of healthcare workers and their professional quality of life. This quantitative cross-sectional study aims at exploring the professional quality of life, work engagement, and self-care of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador. A convenience sample of 117 participants completed an online voluntary and anonymous survey between April and July 2020. It contained a sociodemographic section, the Professional Quality of Life questionnaire V, the work engagement scale, and the scale of self-care behaviors for clinical psychologists. Results show that healthcare workers have an average quality of life with high levels of compassion satisfaction and average levels of compassion fatigue and burnout. Data also indicate that the sample frequently engaged in self-care practices and had high levels of work engagement. The regression analyses reveal that gender, the number of patients per week, the perceived fairness of the salary, among other variables are possible predictors of professional quality of life, frequency of self-care practices, and engagement. This study contributes to the understanding of these variables among healthcare professionals in Ecuador. These results should be considered when planning policies and prevention intervention efforts to promote professionals’ wellbeing.

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Professional Quality of Life, Engagement, and Self-Care in Healthcare Professionals in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

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“…Our results were also lower than those found among both inexperienced and experienced Chinese healthcare workers during the pandemic, with scores of 67.73 ± 14.85 and 75.36 ± 13.27, respectively 25 . Meynaar et al found an increased prevalence of burnout among intensivists, which was inversely correlated to the resilience and work engagement scores 26 . Consistent results were found in Canada, and in Turkey: resilience was an important factor associate with reduced stress and distress during this COVID-19 crisis 27 , 28 .…”

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Assessment of physicians’ resilience level during the COVID-19 pandemic

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We aim to assess physicians’ level of resilience and define factors that improve or decrease the resilience level during the COVID-19 pandemic. Physicians from hospitals located in areas with different COVID-19 caseload levels, were invited to participate in a national e-survey between April and May 2020. Study participants were mainly emergency physicians, and anaesthesiologists, infectious disease consultants, and intensive care. The survey assessed participant’s characteristics, factors potentially associated with resilience, and resilience using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (RISC-25), with higher scores indicative of greater resilience. Factors associated with the resilience score were assessed using a multivariable linear regression. Of 451 responding physicians involved in the care of COVID-19 patients, 442 were included (98%). Age was 36.1 ± 10.3 years and 51.8% were male; 63% worked in the emergency department (n = 282), 10.4% in anesthesiology (n = 46), 9.9% in infectious disease department (n = 44), 4.8% in intensive care unit (n = 21) or other specialties (n = 49). The median RISC-25 score was at 69 (IQR 62–75). Factors associated with higher RISC scores were anesthesia as a specialty, parenthood, no previous history of anxiety or depression and nor increased anxiety. To conclude, this study is the first to characterize levels of resilience among physicians involved in COVID-19 unit. Our data points to certain protective characteristics and some detrimental factors, such as anxiety or depression, that could be amenable to remediating or preventing strategies to promote resilience and support caregivers in a pandemic.

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“…Engagement is related to improved academic performance and successful completion of a degree [67,69]. Engagement is also associated with positive impacts beyond the academic context, such as improved mental health [70] and increased resilience and reduced burnout [71], while being negatively associated with compassion fatigue [72]. Among social work students, engagement was negatively related to mental health problems [23].…”

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Self-Compassion in Irish Social Work Students: Relationships between Resilience, Engagement and Motivation

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Self-compassion recognises a meaning of life’s suffering, aligning with existential positive psychology. Although this construct is known to protect our mental health, how to augment self-compassion remains to be evaluated. Social work students suffer from high rates of mental health problems; however, research into self-compassion in this population remains to be developed. This study aimed to evaluate (i) relationships between self-compassion and more traditional positive constructs—resilience, engagement and motivation, and (ii) differences of these constructs between the levels of studies to inform how self-compassion can be enhanced in social work students. A total of 129 Irish social work students completed self-report scales regarding self-compassion, resilience, engagement and motivation. Correlation, regression and one-way MANOVA were conducted. Self-compassion was associated with gender, age, resilience, engagement and intrinsic motivation. Resilience and intrinsic motivation were significant predictors of self-compassion. There was no significant difference in the levels of these constructs between the levels of studies. Findings suggest that social work educators across different levels can strengthen students’ resilience and intrinsic motivation to cultivate the students’ self-compassion. Moreover, the close relationships between self-compassion, resilience and intrinsic motivation indicate that orienting students to the meaning of the studies helps their mental health.

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Burnout, resilience and work engagement among Dutch intensivists in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis: A nationwide survey

Cited by 46 publications

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Professional Quality of Life, Engagement, and Self-Care in Healthcare Professionals in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Professional Quality of Life, Engagement, and Self-Care in Healthcare Professionals in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Assessment of physicians’ resilience level during the COVID-19 pandemic

Self-Compassion in Irish Social Work Students: Relationships between Resilience, Engagement and Motivation

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