Alshamrani Khalid M, Alkenawi Abdulkader A, Kaifi Reham, Alsharif Shaza, Merdah Abdulaziz S, Munshi Wael E, Alattas Ahmed K, Althaqafy Majid, Qurashi Abdulaziz A, Alsharif Walaa M, Alshareef Ali S
College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2022 Jul 2;15:1637-1648. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S372251. eCollection 2022.
The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed unprecedented new stressors and challenges to the applied health sciences' education. This study explored the prevalence of burnout among Saudi radiological sciences students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A cross-sectional study was conducted between November and December 2020 among 176-Saudi radiological sciences students, using the 16-item questionnaire of Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey for Students and through non-probability convenient sampling technique. The 16 items of the questionnaire were scored on a 7-point frequency rating scale ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (every day) and consisted of three distinct burnout dimensions/subscales: a) emotional exhaustion (5-items), cynicism (5-items), and professional efficacy (6-items). The means of individual items that make up each scale of burnout were calculated, and statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney -test.
RESULTS/OBSERVATIONS/FINDINGS: From the 176-radiological sciences students approached, 96 (54.5%) completed the questionnaire. The percentage of students who were at moderate to high risk of burnout was 70.8% for emotional exhaustion, 75% for cynicism, and 74% for professional efficacy subscales. Emotional exhaustion was significantly higher among fourth-year students (P = 0.042), than third-year students. Cynicism was significantly higher among fourth-year female students (P = 0.035), than third-year female students. The professional efficacy was significantly lower among fourth-year female students (P = 0.007) than males.
Our study shows 73.3% moderate to high burnout rates among Saudi radiological sciences students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burnout increases as students advance to the fourth year. A block/modular curriculum structure for fourth-year courses may be necessary to reduce burnout among fourth-year students. Academic counseling can ease students' emotional stress and reduce burnout risk.
2019年新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行给应用健康科学教育带来了前所未有的新压力和挑战。本研究探讨了沙特国王沙特·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹健康科学大学放射科学专业学生在COVID-19大流行期间职业倦怠的发生率。
2020年11月至12月，采用针对学生的16项马氏职业倦怠量表一般调查问卷，通过非概率便利抽样技术，对176名沙特放射科学专业学生进行了横断面研究。问卷的16个项目采用7分频率评分量表评分，范围从0（从不）到6（每天），包括三个不同的职业倦怠维度/子量表：a）情感耗竭（5项）、玩世不恭（5项）和专业效能感（6项）。计算构成每个职业倦怠量表的各个项目的平均值，并使用曼-惠特尼检验进行统计分析。
结果/观察结果/发现：在接触的176名放射科学专业学生中，96名（54.5%）完成了问卷。情感耗竭、玩世不恭和专业效能感子量表中，处于中度至高度职业倦怠风险的学生比例分别为70.8%、75%和74%。四年级学生的情感耗竭显著高于三年级学生（P = 0.042）。四年级女生的玩世不恭程度显著高于三年级女生（P = 0.035）。四年级女生的专业效能感显著低于男生（P = 0.007）。
我们的研究表明，在COVID-19大流行期间，沙特放射科学专业学生的职业倦怠率为73.3%，处于中度至高度。随着学生升入四年级，职业倦怠会增加。可能有必要采用模块化课程结构来降低四年级学生的职业倦怠。学业辅导可以缓解学生的情绪压力，降低职业倦怠风险。
