Ahmed Muhannad Bushra Masaad, Ahmed Ahmed Balla M, Alrawa Salma, Mustafa Ludn Emad Ebrahim, Ali Mahmoud Elsadig Mahmoud, Abdalla Mohammed Osman Omer, Ahmed Sohaib Mohammed Mokhtar
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gadarif, Gadarif, Sudan.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, PO Box: 102, Al-Qasr Street, 11111, Sudan.
J Occup Med Toxicol. 2025 Jul 31;20(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12995-025-00472-7.
During the Sudan war, healthcare workers have encountered extraordinary challenges, including physical assaults and the immense strain of delivering care with critically limited resources. These conditions are likely to intensify burnout among healthcare professionals. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of burnout among Sudanese healthcare workers and investigate the coping mechanisms they employ during the ongoing conflict.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among Sudanese healthcare workers using the standardized Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS). Multivariable linear regression analysis was conducted to identify independent predictors of burnout domains. A significance level of p < 0.05 was considered for all statistical tests.
High emotional exhaustion was reported by 13.7% of participants, while 56.5% experienced high depersonalization, and only 4.4% reported low levels of personal accomplishment. The leading coping mechanism was talking with friends and family, adopted by 28.8% of participants, while 15.5% turned to spiritual or religious practices.
Sudanese healthcare workers demonstrate high levels of burnout, particularly in the depersonalization domain, with talking to friends and family being the most commonly used coping mechanism. Future research is needed to explore the unique stressors faced by healthcare workers in conflict-affected settings like ours.
在苏丹战争期间，医护人员面临着诸多特殊挑战，包括身体攻击以及在资源极度有限的情况下提供护理的巨大压力。这些情况可能会加剧医护人员的职业倦怠。本研究旨在确定苏丹医护人员职业倦怠的患病率，并调查他们在持续冲突期间所采用的应对机制。
使用标准化的马氏职业倦怠量表-人类服务调查（MBI-HSS）对苏丹医护人员进行了一项横断面研究。进行多变量线性回归分析以确定职业倦怠领域的独立预测因素。所有统计检验的显著性水平为p < 0.05。
13.7%的参与者报告有高度的情感耗竭，56.5%的人经历了高度的去个性化，只有4.4%的人报告个人成就感较低。主要的应对机制是与朋友和家人交谈，28.8%的参与者采用了这种方式，而15.5%的人求助于精神或宗教活动。
苏丹医护人员表现出高度的职业倦怠，尤其是在去个性化领域，与朋友和家人交谈是最常用的应对机制。未来需要开展研究，以探索像我们这样受冲突影响地区的医护人员所面临的独特压力源。
