How Much Burnout and Coping Influence Quality of Life among Young Oncology Providers in Romania during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cristian-Virgil Lungulescu, Adina Turcu-Stiolica, Cristina Lungulescu, Elena-Adriana Dumitrescu, Razvan-Aurelian Turcu-Stiolica, Vlad-Mihai Croitoru, Irina-Mihaela Cazacu, Adelina-Silvana Gheorghe, Dana-Lucia Stanculeanu and Daniel Sur
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Cristian-Virgil Lungulescu: Oncology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2-4 Petru Rares Str., 200349 Craiova, Romania
Adina Turcu-Stiolica: Pharmacoeconomics Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2-4 Petru Rares Str., 200349 Craiova, Romania
Cristina Lungulescu: Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 2-4 Petru Rares Str., 200349 Craiova, Romania
Elena-Adriana Dumitrescu: Institute of Oncology, Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu, Șoseaua Fundeni, 022328 Bucharest, Romania
Razvan-Aurelian Turcu-Stiolica: Psihology Department, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Bld. Victoriei 10, 550024 Sibiu, Romania
Vlad-Mihai Croitoru: Department of Oncology, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 258 Fundeni Str., 022238 Bucharest, Romania
Irina-Mihaela Cazacu: Department of Oncology, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 258 Fundeni Str., 022238 Bucharest, Romania
Adelina-Silvana Gheorghe: Institute of Oncology, Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu, Șoseaua Fundeni, 022328 Bucharest, Romania
Dana-Lucia Stanculeanu: Institute of Oncology, Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu, Șoseaua Fundeni, 022328 Bucharest, Romania
Daniel Sur: 11th Department of Medical Oncology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the correlations between burnout, coping strategies, and quality of life among young oncology healthcare workers in Romania during the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected the data using an online questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic questions, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the COPE questionnaire, and the 15D instrument. A total of 122 healthcare providers responded to our survey. We evaluated the differences in the scores among the three groups of healthcare workers in oncology under 40 years old: medical oncologists (n = 87), radiation oncologists (n = 11), and oncology nurses (n = 24). Finally, we conducted a correlation analysis between the dimensions of burnout, coping, and quality of life. Overall, the medical oncologists exhibited much higher burnout levels than nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, having statistically significant higher levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal achievement. Some factors were inversely associated with burnout: active approach, planning, positive interpretation and growth, and acceptance. Our findings illustrated a very good level of health-related quality of life (average = 0.93, SD = 0.06), and no statistically significant differences were found in the quality of life between the three groups. This study was the first to identify the profile of young oncology providers in Romania. Our findings may be relevant in creating preventive strategies for burnout and increasing the quality of life in Romanian young oncology providers in future crises.

Keywords: burnout; coping; quality of life; young oncologists; 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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