High prevalence of burnout syndrome among medical and nonmedical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals have been working under extreme conditions, increasing the risk of physical and mental illness. We evaluated the prevalence of burnout and its associated factors among postgraduate student residents in health professions during the global health crisis.

Methods

Healthcare residents were recruited from all across Brazil between July and September 2020 through digital forms containing instruments for assessing burnout (Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI)), resilience (brief resilient coping scale (BRCS)) and anxiety, stress and depression (depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)). Additionally, the relationships between burnout and chronic diseases, auto

SUBMITTER: Pinho RDNL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9681108 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature