Association Between Physical Activity and the Risk of Burnout in Health Care Workers: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout is a multidimensional psychological syndrome that arises from chronic workplace stress. Health care workers (HCWs), who operate in physically and emotionally exhausting work contexts, constitute a vulnerable group. This, coupled with its subsequent impact on patients and public economic resources, makes burnout a significant public health concern. Various self-care practices have been suggested to have a positive effect on burnout among HCWs. Of these, physical activity stands out for its ability to combine psychological, physiological, and biochemical mechanisms. In fact, it promotes psychological detachment from work and increases self-efficacy by inhibiting neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, increasing endorphin levels, enhancing mitochondrial function, an

SUBMITTER: Mincarone P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10985610 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature