Burnout among Nurses Working in COVID-19 Pandemic Fery AM Mendrofa (a), Umi Hani (a*)
a) School of Health, Karya Husada Semarang, Jalan R. Soekanto 46 Sambiroto, Semarang, Indonesia
*umi.hani.ners[at]gmmail.com
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the prevalence of burnout syndrome and its correlation with the demographic and work environment-related factors among nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: This observational cross-sectional study involved nurses from some hospitals and public health centers in Semarang in the COVID-19 pandemic used an online questionnaire. Maslach Burnout Inventory was used included emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed.
Results: 63,6% of nurses in the COVID-19 unit were at high levels of EE, 56,3% of them were at high levels of DP, and 46,7% of them are at high levels of RPA. Education was the only demographic factor that was significantly related to EE and DP (p<0,05) with a weak correlation. Work environment-related factors included COVID-19 unit and reduced anxiety-related PPE usage were not significantly correlated with the RPA with very weak correlation, while the nurses^ unit was significantly correlated with DP (p<0,05) with very weak correlation.
Conclusions: Nurses should take into account several factors that more prone to burnout. The pandemic has a specific burden that distinguishes it from all others, whether the burnout characteristic the same as the normal situation.
