The prevalence of burnout and its associated factors among doctors and nurses under Johor Bahru district health office during Covid-19 pandemic

• Main Author: Hanafi, Nur Sujaihah
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/51932/1/Sujaihah-24%20pages.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/51932/

Background: Burnout has emerged as an epidemic in working population worldwide especially in the healthcare sector. This occupational syndrome has become more significant among healthcare workers as the pandemic of COVID-19 hit the world in a way that no one could ever imagine. The unprecedented challenges of this pandemic have put a lot of strain on the healthcare system compromising the well-being of our healthcare workers especially doctors and nurses as they constitute the largest part of healthcare workforce. However, there were still a paucity of evidence that looked into the burden of burnout and its associated factors among doctors and nurses or other healthcare workers in general particularly among those who worked under District Health Office, which is a backbone of public health in managing the pandemic. Objectives: This study aims to determine the prevalence of burnout among the doctors and nurses under Johor Bahru District Health Office during COVID-19 pandemic as well as its associated factors which include sociodemographic factors, employment characteristics and lifestyle factors. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study conducted from January 2021 until May 2021. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaire which then analysed descriptively to calculate the prevalence of burnout among the study population Subsequently, multiple logistic regression was applied to determine the factor associated with burnout. Result: A response rate of this study is 95.3 % where 346 respondents were included. A total of 74 (21.4 %) of them developed burnout. 47.7 % of doctors reported burnout whereas slightly below 10.0 % of nurses report similar outcome. The mean age of respondents was 35.42 and majority were female (97.1 %), Malays (78.9 %), married (82.7 %), being blessed with children (73.7 %), and worked as nurse (68.5 %). Factors that associated with burnout were age (Adjusted OR 0.94, 95 % CI 0.89, 0.99), job category (Adjusted OR 10.26, 95 % CI 5.50, 19.16) and average hours of sleep per day (Adjusted OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.44, 0.85). Conclusion: The prevalence of burnout among doctors and nurses under Johor Bahru District Health Office during COVID-19 is quite worrying. These population should be targeted to avoid further deterioration of their occupational well-being which can compromise the healthcare services delivery and ultimately the effort to curb the pandemic. Future intervention should focus on younger age, doctors, and those with lack of sleep.