Prevalence of burnout among university students in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Autor: Jonathan Sserunkuma, Felix Bongomin, Andrew Tagg, Letizia Maria Atim, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Jonathan Kajjimu, Sarah Maria Najjuka, Ronald Olum
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Viral Diseases
Economics
Epidemiology
Emotions
Social Sciences
Burnout
Economic Geography
Database and Informatics Methods
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques
Medical Conditions
Academic Performance
Medicine and Health Sciences
Prevalence
Medicine
Psychology
Database Searching
Emotional exhaustion
Burnout
Professional
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
Geography
Statistics
Metaanalysis
Research Assessment
Infectious Diseases
Meta-analysis
Physical Sciences
Income
Low and Middle Income Countries
Female
Research Article
Adult
Funnel plot
Systematic Reviews
Adolescent
Universities
Science
Population
Psychological Stress
CINAHL
Research and Analysis Methods
Young Adult
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Humans
Statistical Methods
education
Students
Pandemics
Developing Countries
business.industry
Biology and Life Sciences
COVID-19
Covid 19
Publication bias
Confidence interval
Earth Sciences
business
Mathematics
Demography
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0256402 (2021)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: BackgroundBurnout is common among university students and may adversely affect academic performance. Little is known about the true burden of this preventable malady among university students in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs).ObjectivesThis study aimed to systematically estimate the prevalence of burnout among university students in LMICs.MethodsWe searched PubMed, Google Scholar, CINAHL, Web of Science, African Journals Online, and Embase from the inception of each database until February 2021. Original studies were included. No study design or language restrictions were applied. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed using STATA version 16.0. Heterogeneity and publication bias were assessed using Q-statistics and funnel plots, respectively.ResultsFifty-five unique articles, including a total of 27,940 (Female: 16,215, 58.0%) university students from 24 LMICs were included. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used in 43 studies (78.2%). The pooled prevalence of burnout was 12.1% (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 11.9–12.3; I2= 99.7%, Q = 21,464.1,p= < 0.001). The pooled prevalence of emotional exhaustion (feelings of energy depletion), cynicism (negativism), and reduced professional efficacy were, 27.8% (95% CI 27.4–28.3; I2= 98.17%.p= 2: 99.5%;p= < 0.001), and 29.9% (95% CI: 28.8–30.9; I2: 98.1%;p= < 0.001), respectively.ConclusionNearly one-third of university students in LMICs experience burnout. More studies are needed to understand the causes of burnout in this key population. There is a need to validate freely available tools for use in these countries.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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