Lived experience of burnout and fatigue in perioperative healthcare professionals in Rwanda: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of qualitative data on the negative effects of workplace stressors on the well-being of healthcare professionals in hospitals in Africa. It is unclear how well research methods developed for high-income country contexts apply to different cultural, social, and economic contexts in the global south.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative interview-based study including 64 perioperative healthcare professionals across all provinces of Rwanda. We used an iterative thematic analysis and aimed to explore the lived experience of Rwandan healthcare professionals and to consider to what extent the Maslach model aligns with these experiences.

Results

We found mixed responses of the effects on individuals, including the denial of burnout and fatigue to th

SUBMITTER: Bould MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11488159 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature