Workplace Environment and Burnout in Public Health Workforce Inspection Services in Greece during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

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Prevalence of Burnout Among Public Health Professionals: A Systematic Review

“…Ultimately, the review incorporated 15 studies, 4 qualitative, [21][22][23][24] and 11 quantitative studies. [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] A supplemental table (see Supplemental Digital Content Table 1, available at http://links.lww.com/ JPHMP/B291) displays the characteristics of the included studies. Among the studies, 5 were conducted in the United States [21][22][23][24]28 while the remaining 10 were conducted internationally, [25][26][27][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] encompassing countries such as Ireland, the SHEA Research Network (consisting of 19 countries), South Korea, Greece, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific Regions.…”

“…In contrast, all 10 international studies were quantitative. Regarding the temporal scope, 5 of the studies 25,[32][33][34][35] focused on the pre-COVID-19 pandemic period for burnout, whereas the remaining 10 studies [21][22][23][24][26][27][28][29][30][31] examined the post-COVID-19 scenario. The distribution across the participating professionals within the studies included: public health nurses (n = 5), public health workers (n = 5), health care epidemiology/trainee epidemiologists (n = 2), public health inspection workforce (n = 1), governmental public health employees (n = 1), and public health service providers general (n = 1).…”

“…Consequently, the average score across all studies in this category was 80.0%. Among the 11 quantitative studies, [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] all cross-sectional surveys, the appraisal segment encompassed 9 questions. Seven studies accomplished a flawless completion rate for all the questions posed.…”

“…Burnout scores were reported as prevalence, mean values, or as scores. Differing surveys were used to assess burnout and included: Maslach Burnout Inventory (n = 5), 29,30,[32][33][34] Pines Burnout Scale (n = 2), 31,35 Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (n = 1), 25 Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency Questionnaire (n = 1), 27 and other assessment (n = 6). [21][22][23][24]26,28 Overall, the prevalence of burnout among public health professionals ranged from 19.0% to 80.5% in the individual studies (see Supplemental Digital Content Table 1, available at http://links.lww.com/JPHMP/B291; Figure 2).…”

“…[21][22][23][24]26,28 Overall, the prevalence of burnout among public health professionals ranged from 19.0% to 80.5% in the individual studies (see Supplemental Digital Content Table 1, available at http://links.lww.com/JPHMP/B291; Figure 2). Nine studies 25,26,[28][29][30][32][33][34][35] included prevalence of burnout estimates. However, we were unable to conduct a meta-analysis due to overall high heterogeneity across studies (I 2 = 99.0%), though 7 of the 9 studies (78%) exhibited a burnout prevalence greater than 50.0%.…”