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Burnout, psychopathology and purpose in life in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic


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Title: Burnout, psychopathology and purpose in life in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic
Authors : O'Higgins, Marcelo
Rojas, Luz Ángela
Echeverría Gómez, Iván
Roselló Jiménez, Lorena
Benito Delegido, Ana
Haro Cortés, Gonzalo Rafael
Keywords: Burn out (Psychology)Salud pública - Personal.Public health - Employees.Síndrome de burnout.Pandemia de la Covid-19, 2020-COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-Psychology, Pathological.Psicopatología.
Publisher: Frontiers Media.
Citation: O'Higgins, M., Rojas, L. A., Echeverria, I., Roselló-Jiménez, L., Benito, A. & Haro, G. (2022). Burnout, psychopathology and purpose in life in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 10, art. 926328 (05 aug.). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.926328
Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in the workload of healthcare workers that, together with the risks associated with exposure to this new virus, has a􀀀ected their mental health. Objectives: The objective of the current study was to determine the prevalence of psychopathology and burnout syndrome in healthcare workers and the predictive role of purpose in life andmoral courage in this relationship. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 115 Spanish healthcare workers. Results: Participants with burnout had higher anxiety (p = 0.001), depression (p < 0.001), post-traumatic stress (p = 0.01) and alcohol consumption (p = 0.03) levels. The di􀀀erent components of burnout (emotional fatigue and despersonalization) were associated with the occurrence of anxiety (OR = 0.31) and depression (OR = 0.26), respectively. A strong purpose in life decreased emotional fatigue (OR = −0.39) depersonalization (OR = −0.23) scores, increased personal accomplishment (OR = 0.52), subsequently reducing burnout levels (OR = −0.45). Conclusions: Purpose in life was most strongly related to decreased levels of burnout. Furthermore, an association between anxiety, depression and the components of burnout was found.
Description: Este artículo se encuentra disponible en la siguiente URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.926328/full
Este artículo de investigación pertenece a la sección "Occupational Health and Safety".
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10637/14225
Rights : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
ISSN: 2296-2565 (Electrónico)
Language: es
Issue Date: 5-Aug-2022
Center : Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU
Appears in Collections:Dpto. Medicina y Cirugía





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