Journal
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
Volume 78, Issue 2, Pages 847-852Publisher
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-201029
Keywords
Burnout; caregivers; COVID-19; geriatric facilities
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- LABEX (excellence laboratory, program investment for the future) DIS-TALZ (Development of Innovative Strategies for a Transdisciplinary Approach to Alzheimer Disease)
- EU
- European Regional Development Fund
- National Institute on Aging, NIH
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Background/Objective: The COVID-19 crisis has been increasing the burden of healthcare workers in acute care geriatric facilities. These workers have been dealing with drastic changes in the care they provide to their residents including cancelation of group activities and communal dining and even restrictions of activities outside rooms. Healthcare workers have also been devoting more time and energy to perform COVID-related medical duties. Geriatric facilities have been facing shortages in equipment and supplies, as well as staffing shortages. Finally, healthcare workers have been facing challenges regarding their personal safety and that of their families. Consequently, we hypothesized the presence of high levels of burnout among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Methods: To evaluate burnout in healthcare workers in French acute care geriatric facilities, we used an online survey based on the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. Eighty-four healthcare workers answered the survey, during April of 2020. Results: Analysis demonstrated that they were experiencing medium levels of burnout, exhaustion, and disengagement. Conclusion: This level of burnout reflected their fatigue, loss of energy, and/or feelings of being overextended and exhausted. Considering the expected cumulative impact of various stressors, the medium level of burnout observed has come as a surprise to us and might actually be considered as relatively good news. Nevertheless, no level of burnout is negligible and has wide ranging negative consequences.
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