School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2022 Feb;191(1):133-137. doi: 10.1007/s11845-021-02594-3. Epub 2021 Mar 13.
Covid-19 has placed unprecedented demand on healthcare systems and on healthcare professionals. There have been concerns about the risk of distress, moral injury and burnout among healthcare professionals, especially doctors.
To assess the effect of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on Irish doctors by investigating the incidence of burnout and long covid among senior medical staff in Ireland.
This is a cross-sectional pilot study of the prevalence of burnout and long covid among senior physicians. A survey was sent by email to members of the Irish Hospital Consultant's Association. The survey included measures of mental and physical health and the 2-item Maslach Burnout Scale (MBS-2). The study explored the experience of delivering health care in the context of a pandemic and experience of the long covid syndrome.
A total of 114 responses were received. Three-quarters 77% (N = 88) screened positive for burnout on the MBS, with mean score of 5.6 (SD3.3), nearly double the cut-off for burnout. Nearly two-thirds (64%, n = 72) reported that Covid-19 has had an adverse effect on their mental health. One-quarter reported that they or colleagues had experience of 'long-covid' secondary to the virus.
More comprehensive evaluation of the effect of the pandemic on front-line staff is needed to identify the extent of the problem and the factors which contribute to it. This will inform measures to mitigate these effects.
Covid-19 给医疗系统和医疗专业人员带来了前所未有的压力。人们担心医疗专业人员，尤其是医生，会有压力、道德伤害和倦怠的风险。
通过调查爱尔兰高级医务人员中倦怠和长期新冠的发病率，评估持续的 Covid-19 大流行对爱尔兰医生的影响。
这是一项对爱尔兰资深医生中倦怠和长期新冠发病率的横断面试点研究。通过电子邮件向爱尔兰医院顾问协会的成员发送了一份调查。该调查包括心理健康和身体健康的衡量标准，以及 2 项 Maslach 倦怠量表（MBS-2）。该研究探讨了在大流行背景下提供医疗保健的经验以及长期新冠综合征的体验。
共收到 114 份回复。四分之三（77%，N=88）在 MBS 上筛查出倦怠，平均得分为 5.6（SD3.3），几乎是倦怠的两倍。近三分之二（64%，n=72）报告说，Covid-19 对他们的心理健康产生了不利影响。四分之一的人报告说，他们或同事因病毒而出现“长期新冠”。
需要更全面地评估大流行对一线工作人员的影响，以确定问题的严重程度和导致这些问题的因素。这将为减轻这些影响的措施提供信息。
