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NURSING REPORTS
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages 721-730Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nursrep13020063
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COVID-19; burnout syndrome; nurses; young adult; professional exhaustion; Peru
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An observational study was conducted on 100 nurses working in COVID-19 medical units to estimate burnout syndrome (BS) using the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire. The results showed that the majority of nurses were women and the most affected age group was 20-30 years. Prediction analysis revealed age as a significant predictor for the development of BS. Strategies should be implemented to improve the working environment and promote self-care, organizational changes, interpersonal relationships, and risk prevention.
Background: Burnout Syndrome (BS) is a work fatigue phenomenon that leads to physical exhaustion during care work, and there could be an increase in the proportion of nurses affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in those caring for infected patients. We aimed to determine BS in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An observational study was conducted on 100 nurses over the age of 18 and working in COVID-19 medical units in 2021. The 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire was used to estimate BS, and differences between age groups, gender, work time, and previous infection were estimated. Results: The majority of nurses (mean 30 & PLUSMN; 5.5 years) were women (78%), and the most frequent working time was from 1 to 10 years (58%). A total of 88% of the nurses had moderate BS, affecting more males, aged between 20 and 30 years, and without previous infection. The youngest age group, 20-30 years, presented the highest mean BS with 53.8 (SD 4.18) points (95% CI: 52.79 to 54.8), showing differences with older nurses (p < 0.05). Prediction analysis showed that only age was a significant predictor for the development of SB (p < 0.001). Conclusions: BS negatively impacts young nurses during the care of COVID-19 patients, so strategies should be promoted to ensure a better working environment. Improving the workspace can include self-care strategies, changes in the system and work organization, an improvement of interpersonal relationships, and risk prevention.
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