Department of Psychology, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 Feb 18;38(2):258-263. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acac081.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, burnout among healthcare workers has significantly increased. This study evaluated rates of burnout in neuropsychologists one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
A survey invitation was sent across five neuropsychology-related listservs in April 2021. Burnout was assessed with the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI; Kristensen, T. S., Borritz, M., Villadsen, E., & Christensen, K. B. (2005). The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory: A new tool for the assessment of burnout. Work & Stress, 19 (3), 192-207) and differences in Personal, Work, and Client burnout scores were evaluated across patient population and work setting.
57.3% and 51.5% of respondents (N = 130) endorsed moderate-to-high levels of personal and work-related burnout, respectively. In the Personal domain, respondents working with pediatric patients had higher mean scores and a higher proportion of respondents endorsed moderate-to-high levels of burnout.
More than half of the survey respondents endorsed elevated levels of personal and work-related burnout. This is concerning as burnout is associated with personal challenges and diminished patient care. Potential organizational interventions are discussed.
由于 COVID-19 大流行，医护人员的倦怠感显著增加。本研究评估了 COVID-19 大流行一年后神经心理学家的倦怠率。
2021 年 4 月，通过五个与神经心理学相关的邮件列表向研究对象发送了调查邀请。采用哥本哈根倦怠量表（CBI；Kristensen, T. S., Borritz, M., Villadsen, E., & Christensen, K. B. (2005). The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory: A new tool for the assessment of burnout. Work & Stress, 19 (3), 192-207）评估倦怠情况，评估个人、工作和患者倦怠评分在患者人群和工作环境中的差异。
分别有 57.3%和 51.5%的受访者（N=130）报告个人和与工作相关的倦怠程度为中高度。在个人领域，与儿科患者合作的受访者的平均得分更高，且有更高比例的受访者报告中高度的倦怠。
超过一半的调查受访者报告个人和与工作相关的倦怠程度升高。这令人担忧，因为倦怠与个人挑战和降低的患者护理相关。讨论了潜在的组织干预措施。
