From the Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.H.K., J.Y.K., S.S.K.), Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.Y.); National Traffic Injury Rehabilitation Research Institute, National Traffic Injury Rehabilitation Hospital, Yangpyeong, Republic of Korea (J.Y.); Department of Paramedicine, College of Health Sciences, Eulji University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea (S.J.K.); and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea (S.S.K.).
J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Aug 1;66(8):e359-e364. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003154. Epub 2024 May 21.
This study examined how perceived people-oriented culture (POC) was associated with burnout, depressive symptoms, and sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic among emergency medical service (EMS) providers in Korea.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 693 EMS providers in 2021.
Overall, prevalence of personal burnout, work-related burnout, and citizen-related burnout were 61.5%, 60.0%, and 60.6%, respectively. Prevalence of depressive symptoms was 25.1%. Prevalence of poor sleep quality, unrestful sleep, and sleep disturbance were 46.5%, 58.2%, and 52.2%, respectively. Compared to high POC group, higher prevalence of depressive symptoms was observed among medium (prevalence ratio: 1.57, 95% CI: 1.06, 2.32) and low (prevalence ratio: 2.70, 95% CI: 1.92, 3.79) POC group. Similar trends were observed in the analysis of burnout and sleep problems.
Our findings underscore that low POC could play a critical role in worsening burnout, depressive symptoms, and sleep problems among EMS providers.
本研究旨在探讨在韩国，急救医疗服务（EMS）提供者在 COVID-19 大流行期间感知到的以人为导向的文化（POC）与倦怠、抑郁症状和睡眠问题之间的关系。
我们于 2021 年对 693 名 EMS 提供者进行了横断面调查。
总体而言，个人倦怠、与工作相关的倦怠和与公民相关的倦怠的患病率分别为 61.5%、60.0%和 60.6%。抑郁症状的患病率为 25.1%。睡眠质量差、睡眠不安和睡眠障碍的患病率分别为 46.5%、58.2%和 52.2%。与高 POC 组相比，中 POC 组（患病率比：1.57，95%置信区间：1.06，2.32）和低 POC 组（患病率比：2.70，95%置信区间：1.92，3.79）抑郁症状的患病率更高。在对倦怠和睡眠问题的分析中也观察到了类似的趋势。
我们的研究结果强调，低 POC 可能在加剧 EMS 提供者的倦怠、抑郁症状和睡眠问题方面发挥关键作用。
