Ong John, Ong Andrew Ming Liang, Ong Sharon, Xin Xiaohui, Lee Yeong Yeh, Pausawasdi Nonthalee, De Lusong Mark Anthony, Makmun Dadang, Chong Vui Heng, Ho Shiaw Hooi, Lim Wan Yen, Koh Calvin Jianyi, Ong David, Khor Christopher, Dan Yock Young
Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2020 Nov;7(1). doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000534.
Clinician burnout is an important occupational hazard that may be exacerbated by the novel COVID-19 pandemic. Within Southeast Asia, burnout in gastroenterology is understudied. The primary objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of burnout symptoms within gastroenterology, in member states of the Associations of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The secondary objective is to identify work-related stressors that contribute to burnout in ASEAN gastroenterologists.
This is an observational study that will use anonymised online surveys to estimate the prevalence of burnout symptoms at two time points: during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and in 2022 (assumed to be after the pandemic). Gastroenterologists from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Brunei will be invited to participate in the online survey through their national gastroenterology and endoscopy societies. Burnout will be assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey tool. Supplementary questions will collect demographic and qualitative data. Associations between demographic characteristics and burnout will be tested by multiple regression.
The prevalence of burnout symptoms in gastroenterology during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the baseline prevalence after COVID-19, will be established in the above-mentioned countries. Work-related stressors commonly associated with burnout will be identified, allowing the introduction of preventative measures to reduce burnout in the future.
Ethical approval was granted by the Singhealth Centralised Institutional Review Board (2020/2709). Results will be submitted for publication.
临床医生职业倦怠是一种重要的职业危害，新型冠状病毒肺炎大流行可能会使其加剧。在东南亚地区，胃肠病学领域的职业倦怠研究不足。本研究的主要目的是估计在新型冠状病毒肺炎大流行期间及之后，东南亚国家联盟（东盟）成员国胃肠病学领域职业倦怠症状的患病率。次要目的是确定导致东盟胃肠病学家职业倦怠的工作相关压力源。
这是一项观察性研究，将使用匿名在线调查来估计两个时间点的职业倦怠症状患病率：2020年新型冠状病毒肺炎大流行期间和2022年（假定为大流行之后）。将通过新加坡、马来西亚、泰国、印度尼西亚、菲律宾和文莱的国家胃肠病学和内镜学会邀请这些国家的胃肠病学家参与在线调查。将使用马氏职业倦怠量表-人类服务调查工具评估职业倦怠。补充问题将收集人口统计学和定性数据。将通过多元回归测试人口统计学特征与职业倦怠之间的关联。
将确定上述国家在新型冠状病毒肺炎大流行期间胃肠病学领域职业倦怠症状的患病率，以及新型冠状病毒肺炎之后的基线患病率。将确定通常与职业倦怠相关的工作相关压力源，以便未来引入预防措施以减少职业倦怠。
新加坡健康集团中央机构审查委员会（2020/2709）已批准伦理审查。研究结果将提交发表。
