Hanafi, Nur Sujaihah
(2021)
The prevalence of burnout and its associated factors among
doctors and nurses under Johor Bahru district health office
during Covid-19 pandemic.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Background: Burnout has emerged as an epidemic in working population worldwide
especially in the healthcare sector. This occupational syndrome has become more
significant among healthcare workers as the pandemic of COVID-19 hit the world in
a way that no one could ever imagine. The unprecedented challenges of this pandemic
have put a lot of strain on the healthcare system compromising the well-being of our
healthcare workers especially doctors and nurses as they constitute the largest part of
healthcare workforce. However, there were still a paucity of evidence that looked into
the burden of burnout and its associated factors among doctors and nurses or other
healthcare workers in general particularly among those who worked under District
Health Office, which is a backbone of public health in managing the pandemic.
Objectives: This study aims to determine the prevalence of burnout among the doctors
and nurses under Johor Bahru District Health Office during COVID-19 pandemic as
well as its associated factors which include sociodemographic factors, employment
characteristics and lifestyle factors.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study conducted from January 2021 until May
2021. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaire which then analysed
descriptively to calculate the prevalence of burnout among the study population
Subsequently, multiple logistic regression was applied to determine the factor
associated with burnout.
Result: A response rate of this study is 95.3 % where 346 respondents were included.
A total of 74 (21.4 %) of them developed burnout. 47.7 % of doctors reported burnout
whereas slightly below 10.0 % of nurses report similar outcome. The mean age of
respondents was 35.42 and majority were female (97.1 %), Malays (78.9 %), married
(82.7 %), being blessed with children (73.7 %), and worked as nurse (68.5 %). Factors
that associated with burnout were age (Adjusted OR 0.94, 95 % CI 0.89, 0.99), job
category (Adjusted OR 10.26, 95 % CI 5.50, 19.16) and average hours of sleep per
day (Adjusted OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.44, 0.85).
Conclusion: The prevalence of burnout among doctors and nurses under Johor Bahru
District Health Office during COVID-19 is quite worrying. These population should
be targeted to avoid further deterioration of their occupational well-being which can
compromise the healthcare services delivery and ultimately the effort to curb the
pandemic. Future intervention should focus on younger age, doctors, and those with
lack of sleep.
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