Prevalence and risk factors of burnout among employees at COVID-19 vaccination centers: A cross-sectional study

Alaa Mathkour, Abdullah Hassan Alzahrani, Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy, Faris Maeed Alqahtani, Abdullah M Alshehri, Majed Atiah Althagafi, Shmookh Mohsen Alsyd, Shaik Mohammed Asif and Sunil Kumar Vaddamanu

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: Background: Health care workers working in Covid-19 vacciantion centers due to their exponential demand experience burnout and stress. Burnout, a psychological syndrome is characterized by emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and reduced personal accomplishment (PA). It can adversely affect professional and personal well being of an individual. Aim of this study was to check prevalence of burnout among health care workers, to identify personal and work-related factors, and to compare the risk factors associated with the different dimensions of burnout (EE, DP, and PA). Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 180 employees of various COVID-19 vaccination centers. Three dimensions of burnout (EE, DP, and PA) were evaluated usinge Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and association between burnout and other factors were assessed using logistic regression analysis with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: Prevalence rate of burnout among health care workers was 73.3%. Emotional exhaustion being the highest dimension (38.4%) followed by Depersonalization (30.8%) and personal accomplishment (33.1%). Young employees (

Date: 2025
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