Prevalence of burnout syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic spread throughout the world from the beginning of 2020, increasing healthcare professionals' workloads and levels of physical and emotional stress.

Aims

To determine the prevalence of burnout syndrome in Spanish radiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors associated with the development of this syndrome, and to compare these findings with those obtained before the pandemic.

Methods

This observation study took place between April 2020 and August 2020 (during the pandemic) through an online survey. A total of 150 responses were obtained. Demographic and work-related information was compiled. Burnout syndrome was measured with the Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS). The prevalence an

SUBMITTER: Oprisan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9055794 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature