Predictors of the Occupational Burnout of Healthcare Workers in Poland during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Katarzyna Szwamel, Antonina Kaczorowska, Ewelina Lepsy, Agata Mroczek, Magdalena Golachowska, Ewa Mazur and Mariusz Panczyk
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Katarzyna Szwamel: Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Katowicka 68 Street, 45-060 Opole, Poland
Antonina Kaczorowska: Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Katowicka 68 Street, 45-060 Opole, Poland
Ewelina Lepsy: Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Katowicka 68 Street, 45-060 Opole, Poland
Agata Mroczek: Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Katowicka 68 Street, 45-060 Opole, Poland
Magdalena Golachowska: Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Katowicka 68 Street, 45-060 Opole, Poland
Ewa Mazur: Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology in Katowice, 40-555 Katowice, Poland
Mariusz Panczyk: Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, Litewska 14/16, 00-581 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-21

Abstract: The study aims at analysing the occupational burnout phenomenon, the level of anxiety and depression, as well as the quality of life (QOL) of healthcare workers (HCW) during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 497 healthcare workers examined across Poland. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) and World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Short Form (WHOQOL BREF) were used. A total of 71.63% (356) of the respondents presented high and moderate levels of emotional exhaustion during the pandemic, 71.43% (355) reported low and moderate job satisfaction levels, whereas 40.85% (203) displayed high and moderate levels of depersonalization. A group of 62.57% ( n = 311) demonstrated clear or borderline states of anxiety disorders, while 38.83% ( n = 193) suffered from depression or its borderline symptoms. Direct predictors of occupational burnout included: escalating depression; quality of life domains such as the physical, psychological and social; being provided personal protective equipment (PPE) by an employer; age; medical profession; and material status. Emotional exhaustion appeared to be much higher in nursing and ‘other’ medical professionals than in physiotherapists ( p = 0.023). In the times of pandemic, the occupational burnout prophylaxis ought to be focused on early recognition of depression like symptoms and their treatment, as well as providing the staff with PPE and satisfying earnings.

Keywords: psychological burnout; occupational stress; depression; quality of life; health personnel; COVID-19 (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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