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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2023.62.s4.4
Burnout Syndrome in Anesthesiologists Working with Mechanically Ventilated COVID Patients at the University Hospital Center Osijek
Lucija Brdar
; Health Center Nova Gradiška, Nova Gradiška, Croatia
Ivan Radoš
; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Clinical Department of Pain Management, University Hospital Center Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Dijana Hnatešen
; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Clinical Department of Pain Management, University Hospital Center Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Nursing Institute “Professor Radivoje Radić,” Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Sažetak
This study aimed to examine the incidence and intensity of burnout syndrome among
the anesthesiologists who worked with COVID patients in the COVID intensive care unit (Respiratory
Centre) and among anesthesiologists and clinicians who did not work in a respiratory ICU during
the pandemic in order to compare the difference in the incidence of burnout syndrome and to examine
whether there is a difference in burnout syndrome regarding gender, age and level of medical education.
Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted. The study included 60 participants; 30 of whom were
physicians who worked in the respiratory ICU and 30 who did not work in the respiratory ICU during
the COVID-19 pandemic. The results were obtained using a questionnaire to classify participants as being
without burnout symptoms, in the initial phase of burnout, or having a high degree of burnout. Based
on the results, we found that 53% of all physicians presented with burnout syndrome, and the majority
of them were anesthesiologists (30%). Furthermore, 37% of anesthesiologists were in the group with an
initial phase of burnout and 20% in the group with a high burnout. Among female anesthesiologists, the
syndrome was observed in 58% of all cases. In the group of anesthesiologists older than 35 years, 59% of
the cases of burnout syndrome were present, where as burnout syndrome was present in 54% of younger
anesthesiologists (younger than 35 years old). There was a higher proportion of burnout syndrome among
the participants than in previous studies. The anesthesiologists who worked with seriously ill COVID patients
during the pandemic were predominant among the physicians with a higher proportion of burnout
syndrome. Symptoms were more common among women, physicians older than 35 and specialists.
Ključne riječi
burnout syndrome; COVID-19; pandemic; respiratory ICU
Hrčak ID:
315809
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.11.2023.
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