Faculty of Public Health, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Campus UZ-Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
J Nurs Manag. 2022 Jul;30(5):1125-1135. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13624. Epub 2022 Apr 28.
To estimate the prevalence of burnout risk among nurses during the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium and to identify risk groups and protective and risk factors.
Nurses are at high risk of burnout, and this can have negative consequences for them, patients and health care systems. The pandemic may have changed their working conditions and increased their risk of burnout.
The risk of burnout was assessed through the Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale. Information on socio-demographic and working conditions during the pandemic was also collected. We obtained 4552 respondents through convenience sampling.
A high risk of burnout was found in 70% of respondents. The main risk factors of burnout were the lack of personal protective equipment, changes in perceived workload and working with COVID-19 patients.
An uneven workload for nurses is an underlying problem during the COVID-19 pandemic and a significant risk factor for their burnout. The decreased workload is a risk factor for burnout as important as increased workload and repeated exposure to COVID-19.
Burnout prevention and treatment interventions must target the correct risk factors and identify nurses at risk to be cost-effective.
评估 COVID-19 大流行第一波高峰期比利时护士的倦怠风险发生率，并确定风险群体以及保护和风险因素。
护士有很高的倦怠风险，这可能对他们自己、患者和医疗保健系统产生负面影响。大流行可能改变了他们的工作条件，增加了他们的倦怠风险。
通过 Maslach 倦怠量表评估倦怠风险。还收集了大流行期间的社会人口统计学和工作条件信息。我们通过方便抽样获得了 4552 名受访者。
发现 70%的受访者存在高度倦怠风险。倦怠的主要风险因素是缺乏个人防护设备、感知工作量的变化以及与 COVID-19 患者一起工作。
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，护士的工作量不均衡是一个潜在问题，也是他们倦怠的重要风险因素。工作量减少是倦怠的一个风险因素，与工作量增加和反复接触 COVID-19 一样重要。
预防和治疗倦怠的干预措施必须针对正确的风险因素，并确定有风险的护士，以实现成本效益。
