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Introduction: Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, mental and physical exhaustion that results from long-term excessive load in an individual’s life. It occurs when the person feels overwhelmed, emotionally drained and unable to meet constantly increasing demands in the light of social changes. Burnout and psychological distress seem to have been some of the immediate effects of the pandemic on health professionals. This study is aimed at evaluating the burnout level of medical and administrative personnel who work with patients with COVID-19 from Infectious Diseases Hospital of Constanta, Romania. Material and methods: A number of 186 healthcare professionals were invited to fill out a self-administered questionnaire including 25 statements with 5 answer options (range value from 1 to 5), in order to identify levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and professional achievement. Overall burnout assessment is considered low when its values are between 25 and 50, medium when they are between 51 and 75, and high when between 75 and 125. The sample of healthcare professional studied is composed of nurse practitioners, healthcare assistants, doctors, resident doctors and other types of hospital occupations, including administrative staff, medical registrars and hospital attendants. Results: Most respondents were women (96%), nurse practitioners (47.3%) and in terms of age, the majority group was between 41 and 50 years old (40.9%). Overall, out of 186 healthcare providers, 28 (15.6%) had a high level of burnout, 87 (46.7%) showed a medium level of burnout, and 72 respondents (38.7%) reported a low level of burnout. From the total of 28 healthcare providers that presented a high level of burnout 16 (57.14%) were nurse practitioners and 3 (10.71%) were physicians. Medium levels of burnout are common in nurse practitioners (36 - 41.37%), healthcare assistants (17 - 19.54%) and doctors (10 - 11.49%). Lower levels of burnout have been described in all professional categories, mainly in nurse practitioners (36 – 50%), but also in healthcare assistants (12 - 16.67%) and hospital attendants (10 - 10.14%). Conclusion: Most healthcare professionals investigated present moderate-low levels of burnout and a lot of them are susceptible to burnout syndrome during this pandemic. |
