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Revista Clínica de Medicina de Familia
On-line version ISSN 2386-8201Print version ISSN 1699-695X
Abstract
FERNANDEZ-SAN-MARTIN, Maria Isabel et al. Burnout among Catalan family doctors during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev Clin Med Fam [online]. 2023, vol.16, n.3, pp.267-273. Epub Mar 04, 2024. ISSN 2386-8201. https://dx.doi.org/10.55783/rcmf.160305.
Aim:
the COVID-19 pandemic has had a psychological impact on health professionals, often manifesting as burnout. Our purpose was to estimate the prevalence of burnout in family doctors in Catalonia during the pandemic and to identify associated sociodemographic, occupational and mental health factors.
Methods:
cross-sectional descriptive study based on an online survey conducted June-July 2021. The 4700 members of the Catalan Society of Family and Community Medicine were invited to take part. An 11% response was obtained (n=522).
Primary endpoints:
Maslach Burnout Inventory, with three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. Bivariate analysis and multiple logistic regression (dependent variable: high level of affectation for each area dimension of burnout).
Results:
a total of 67.5%, 42.7% and 29.9% of respondents presented high levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low sense of personal accomplishment, respectively. The prevalence of high emotional exhaustion was higher among women and those exposed to COVID-19 patients. Age and seniority were inversely associated with emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization. Multivariate analysis revealed that depression was associated with high depersonalization and low personal accomplishment, anxiety with high emotional exhaustion, and stress with all three areas.
Conclusions:
One year after onset of the pandemic, we detected high levels of burnout in family doctors, particularly in terms of emotional exhaustion. Organizational measures are necessary to protect the mental health of professionals.
Keywords : COVID-19 Pandemic; Cross-Sectional Study; Family Physicians; Primary Health Care; Professional Burnout.