BURNOUT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS OF A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN NORTHERN INDIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY.
- 15 September 2021
- journal article
- Published by World Wide Journals
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 pandemic is a novel viral illness due to which an uncertainty has developed among the general public as well as the health care workers (HCWs) regarding the future of mankind. This has resulted in burnout among the HCWs which has been reported by researchers from different parts of the world. Method: A cross sectional study was done among health care workers (faculty members, residents, nurses and interns) working in different specialties of a tertiary care health centre of Northern India. A self-designed performa containing sociodemographic details along with “Burnout Self-Test” scale was used to obtain the prevalence of burnout among HCWs. Result: Among 192 participants, the signs of burnout were found in 148 participants (77.1%) and most had mild burnout 90 (46.88). Conclusion: Burnout amongst health care workers is high particularly in unmarried and female HCWs.Keywords
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