Burnout of Healthcare Workers in Acute Care Geriatric Facilities During the COVID-19 Crisis: An Online-Based Study.
Burnout of Healthcare Workers in Acute Care Geriatric Facilities During the COVID-19 Crisis: An Online-Based Study.
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DOI：
10.3233/jad-201029
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发表时间：
2020
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4
通讯作者：
Boudoukha, Abdel Halim
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作者：
El Haj, Mohamad;Allain, Philippe;Annweiler, Cedric;Boutoleau-Bretonniere, Claire;Chapelet, Guillaume;Gallouj, Karim;Kapogiannis, Dimitrios;Roche, Jean;Boudoukha, Abdel Halim
COVID-19危机增加了老年急症护理机构医护人员的负担。这些工作人员一直在应对他们为居民提供的护理的巨大变化，包括取消团体活动和公共用餐，甚至限制房间外的活动。医护人员也投入了更多的时间和精力来履行与新冠肺炎相关的医疗职责。老年医疗设施一直面临设备和用品短缺以及人员短缺的问题。最后，卫生保健工作者一直面临着个人和家庭安全方面的挑战。因此，我们假设在COVID-19危机期间医护人员存在高度倦怠。为了评估法国老年急症护理机构医护人员的职业倦怠，我们采用了基于奥尔登堡职业倦怠量表的在线调查。84名医护人员在2020年4月接受了调查。分析表明，他们正在经历中等程度的倦怠、疲惫和脱离。这种程度的倦怠反映了他们的疲劳、精力的丧失和/或过度劳累和精疲力竭的感觉。考虑到各种压力源的预期累积影响，观察到的中等水平的倦怠对我们来说是一个惊喜，实际上可能被认为是一个相对好的消息。然而，任何程度的倦怠都是可以忽略不计的，并且会产生广泛的负面影响。
The COVID-19 crisis has been increasing the burden of healthcare workers in acute care geriatric facilities. These workers have been dealing with drastic changes in the care they provide to their residents including cancelation of group activities and communal dining and even restrictions of activities outside rooms. Healthcare workers have also been devoting more time and energy to perform COVID-related medical duties. Geriatric facilities have been facing shortages in equipment and supplies, as well as staffing shortages. Finally, healthcare workers have been facing challenges regarding their personal safety and that of their families. Consequently, we hypothesized the presence of high levels of burnout among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. To evaluate burnout in healthcare workers in French acute care geriatric facilities, we used an online survey based on the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. Eighty-four healthcare workers answered the survey, during April of 2020. Analysis demonstrated that they were experiencing medium levels of burnout, exhaustion, and disengagement. This level of burnout reflected their fatigue, loss of energy, and/or feelings of being overextended and exhausted. Considering the expected cumulative impact of various stressors, the medium level of burnout observed has come as a surprise to us and might actually be considered as relatively good news. Nevertheless, no level of burnout is negligible and has wide ranging negative consequences.