Mohamad El Haj1,2,3, Philippe Allain4,5, Cédric Annweiler6, Claire Boutoleau-Bretonnière7, Guillaume Chapelet8,9, Karim Gallouj2, Dimitrios Kapogiannis10, Jean Roche11, Abdel Halim Boudoukha1. 1. Nantes Université, Univ Angers, Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire (LPPL - EA 4638), Nantes, France. 2. Unité de Gériatrie, Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing, Tourcoing, France. 3. Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France. 4. Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire, LPPL EA 4638, SFR Confluences, UNIV Angers, Nantes Université, Maison de la recherche Germaine Tillion, Angers Cedex 01, France. 5. Département de Neurologie, CHU Angers, Angers, France. 6. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France. 7. CHU Nantes, Inserm CIC04, Département de Neurologie, Centre Mémoire de Ressources et Recherche, Nantes, France. 8. Université de Nantes, Inserm, TENS, The Enteric Nervous System in Gut and Brain Diseases, IMAD, Nantes, France. 9. CHU Nantes, Clinical Gerontology Department, Bd Jacques Monod, Nantes, France. 10. Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA. 11. CHU de Lille, Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Lille, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 crisis has been increasing the burden of healthcare workers in acute care geriatric facilities. These workers have been dealing with drastic changes in the care they provide to their residents including cancelation of group activities and communal dining and even restrictions of activities outside rooms. Healthcare workers have also been devoting more time and energy to perform COVID-related medical duties. Geriatric facilities have been facing shortages in equipment and supplies, as well as staffing shortages. Finally, healthcare workers have been facing challenges regarding their personal safety and that of their families. Consequently, we hypothesized the presence of high levels of burnout among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. METHODS: To evaluate burnout in healthcare workers in French acute care geriatric facilities, we used an online survey based on the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. Eighty-four healthcare workers answered the survey, during April of 2020. RESULTS: Analysis demonstrated that they were experiencing medium levels of burnout, exhaustion, and disengagement. CONCLUSION: This level of burnout reflected their fatigue, loss of energy, and/or feelings of being overextended and exhausted. Considering the expected cumulative impact of various stressors, the medium level of burnout observed has come as a surprise to us and might actually be considered as relatively good news. Nevertheless, no level of burnout is negligible and has wide ranging negative consequences.
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 crisis has been increasing the burden of healthcare workers in acute care geriatric facilities. These workers have been dealing with drastic changes in the care they provide to their residents including cancelation of group activities and communal dining and even restrictions of activities outside rooms. Healthcare workers have also been devoting more time and energy to perform COVID-related medical duties. Geriatric facilities have been facing shortages in equipment and supplies, as well as staffing shortages. Finally, healthcare workers have been facing challenges regarding their personal safety and that of their families. Consequently, we hypothesized the presence of high levels of burnout among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. METHODS: To evaluate burnout in healthcare workers in French acute care geriatric facilities, we used an online survey based on the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. Eighty-four healthcare workers answered the survey, during April of 2020. RESULTS: Analysis demonstrated that they were experiencing medium levels of burnout, exhaustion, and disengagement. CONCLUSION: This level of burnout reflected their fatigue, loss of energy, and/or feelings of being overextended and exhausted. Considering the expected cumulative impact of various stressors, the medium level of burnout observed has come as a surprise to us and might actually be considered as relatively good news. Nevertheless, no level of burnout is negligible and has wide ranging negative consequences.
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Authors: Nicola Magnavita; Francesco Chirico; Sergio Garbarino; Nicola Luigi Bragazzi; Emiliano Santacroce; Salvatore Zaffina Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-04-20 Impact factor: 3.390