Psychological and physiological stress and burnout among maternity providers in a rural county in Kenya: individual and situational predictors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress and burnout among healthcare workers has been recognized as a global crisis needing urgent attention. Yet few studies have examined stress and burnout among healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa, and even fewer among maternity providers who work under very stressful conditions. To address these gaps, we examined self-reported stress and burnout levels as well as stress-related physiologic measures of these providers, along with their potential predictors.

Methods

Participants included 101 maternity providers (62 nurses/midwives, 16 clinical officers/doctors, and 23 support staff) in western Kenya. Respondents completed Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, the Shirom-Melamed Burnout scale, and other sociodemographic, health, and work-related items. We also c

SUBMITTER: Afulani PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7936594 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature