Association between Working Time and Burnout Syndrome in Peruvian Military during the Second Epidemic Wave of COVID-19

Mario J. Valladares-Garrido (), Luis Eduardo Zapata-Castro, Cinthia Karina Picón-Reategui, Ana Paula Mesta-Pintado, Ronald Alberto Picón-Reategui, Mariana Huaman-Garcia, César Johan Pereira-Victorio, Danai Valladares-Garrido and Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas ()
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Mario J. Valladares-Garrido: South American Center for Education and Research in Public Health, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru
Luis Eduardo Zapata-Castro: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura 20002, Peru
Cinthia Karina Picón-Reategui: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Chiclayo 15011, Peru
Ana Paula Mesta-Pintado: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Chiclayo 15011, Peru
Ronald Alberto Picón-Reategui: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Chiclayo 15011, Peru
Mariana Huaman-Garcia: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Piura 13001, Peru
César Johan Pereira-Victorio: School of Medicine, Universidad Continental, Lima 15046, Peru
Danai Valladares-Garrido: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Piura 13001, Peru
Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas: Research Unit for Generation and Synthesis Evidence in Health, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15024, Peru

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 20, 1-14

Abstract: There is scant evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on burnout in front-line military personnel and how working time may influence on this condition. We aimed to determine the association between working time and Burnout syndrome in military personnel. A cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data among 576 military personnel from Lambayeque, Peru during the second wave of COVID-19 in 2021. We used the Maslach Burnout Inventory instrument to measure Burnout Syndrome. We evaluated its association with work time, measured as the number of months that the military member worked during the pandemic. The prevalence of burnout syndrome was 9%. Of the total sample, 39.1% and 10.3% presented depersonalization and emotional exhaustion, respectively. Military personnel working for more than 18 months had a 104% higher prevalence of Burnout syndrome (PR: 2.04, 95%CI: 1.02–4.10). Exposure to a prolonged work time during the pandemic increased the prevalence of Burnout syndrome in military personnel. This information helps to understand the potential effects of the pandemic on this population and provides insight into the time the military members would need rest to prevent Burnout syndrome.

Keywords: burnout; stress; mental health; impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; military; Peru (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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