“…Research data suggest that healthcare professionals have already been at high risk for burnout before the COVID-19 pandemic (Martini, Arfken, Churchill, & Balon, 2004 ). This, in turn, has been shown to result in an increased risk for medical errors in healthcare professionals and decreased patient satisfaction with patient–physician interaction (Montgomery et al, 2021 ; Patel, Bachu, Adikey, Malik, & Shah, 2018 ; Wang et al, 2014 ; Weigl et al, 2015 ). Healthcare professionals with burnout are at higher risk for disruptive behaviour (Brown, Goske, & Johnson, 2009 ) and suicidal thoughts (van der Heijden, Dillingh, Bakker, & Prins, 2008 ).…”