Burnout Syndrome During COVID-19 Second Wave on ICU Caregivers

Abstract

Objective The main objective of this article is to evaluate the prevalence of burnout syndrome (BOS) among the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) healthcare workers. Methods The COVID-impact study is a study conducted in 6 French intensive care units. Five units admitting COVID patient and one that doesn’t admit COVID patients. The survey was conducted between October 20th and November 20th, 2020, during the second wave in France. A total of 208 professionals responded (90% response rate). The Maslach Burnout Inventory scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Impact of Event Revisited Scale were used to study the psychological impact of the COVID-19 Every intensive care unit worker. Results The cohort includes 208 professionals, 52.4% are caregivers. Almost 20% of the respondents suffered from severe BOS. The professionals who are particularly affected by BOS are women, engaged people, nurses or reinforcement, not coming willingly to the intensive care unit and professionals with psychological disorders since COVID-19, those who are afraid of being infected, and people with anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Independent risk factors isolated were being engaged and being a reinforcement. Being a volunteer to come to work in ICU is protective. 19.7% of the team suffered from severe BOS during the COVID-19 pandemic in our ICU. The independent risk factors for BOS are: being engaged (OR = 3.61 (95% CI, 1.44; 9.09), don’t working in ICU when it’s not COVID-19 pandemic (reinforcement) (OR = 37.71 (95% CI, 3.13; 454.35), being a volunteer (OR = 0.10 (95% CI, 0.02; 0.46). Conclusion Our study demonstrates the value of assessing burnout in health care teams. Prevention could be achieved by training personnel to form a health reserve in the event of a pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on medical interns’ mental health of public and private hospitals in Guadalajara

“…This finding is consistent with earlier research conducted by García [ 30 ], which highlights health-care personnel as a vulnerable group in the pandemic response, with 20% of COVID-19 cases attributed to frontline health-care workers. Our study also aligns with the literature, such as Sheehan et al [ 31 ], Ferro et al [ 32 ], and Caillet et al [ 33 ], who reported a higher prevalence of characteristics related to burnout symptoms among female undergraduate interns. Variations in specific staffing characteristics were noted, such as those based on residential care workers, emergency department staff, or intensive care unit staff.…”

Síndrome de desgaste profesional en el personal de salud durante la pandemia de COVID-19

“…La considerable prevalencia del desgaste profesional entre los profesionales de la atención primaria de salud en los países de ingresos bajos y medios tiene implicaciones para la seguridad de los pacientes, la calidad de la atención y la planificación del personal 17 .…”

“…En un estudio sobre la COVID-19 se demostró que el 80 % de los profesionales de la salud sufren síndrome de desgaste profesional bajo o moderado, y el 20 % sufre de síndrome de desgaste profesional severo. En cuanto al personal de enfermería, la prevalencia del síndrome de desgaste profesional es de alrededor del 70 % 17 .…”