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: Received: 13 February 2024 / Approved: 13 February 2024 / Online: 13 February 2024 (10:46:30 CET)
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Papatheodorou, M.; Nouris, C.; Styliadis, I.; Bargiotas, T.; Mihail, D. Burnout and Moral Distress among Health Care Personnel in the Decline of COVID-19 Pandemic. Preprints2024, 2024020728. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0728.v1
Papatheodorou, M.; Nouris, C.; Styliadis, I.; Bargiotas, T.; Mihail, D. Burnout and Moral Distress among Health Care Personnel in the Decline of COVID-19 Pandemic. Preprints 2024, 2024020728. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0728.v1
Papatheodorou, M.; Nouris, C.; Styliadis, I.; Bargiotas, T.; Mihail, D. Burnout and Moral Distress among Health Care Personnel in the Decline of COVID-19 Pandemic. Preprints2024, 2024020728. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0728.v1
APA Style
Papatheodorou, M., Nouris, C., Styliadis, I., Bargiotas, T., & Mihail, D. (2024). Burnout and Moral Distress among Health Care Personnel in the Decline of COVID-19 Pandemic. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0728.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Papatheodorou, M., Theo Bargiotas and Dimitrios Mihail. 2024 "Burnout and Moral Distress among Health Care Personnel in the Decline of COVID-19 Pandemic" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0728.v1
Abstract
Background. Moral distress (MD) and Burnout of Health Care Personnel (HCP) were extensively studied during the pandemic. However, little information is available about their prevalence after its decline. This study assesses the prevalence of MD, and burnout after the decline of the pandemic. Methods. The British Medical Association questionnaire referring to MD and the Maslach Burnout questionnaire were addressed to the hospital’s personnel. Results. 516 valid questionnaires were included in the study. Nurses’ participation rate was 67% and doctors 41%. MD was identical among doctors and nurses 73,8%, and in decremental order factors contributing to MD are insufficient staff, mental fatigue, and physical fatigue. Participants believe that more staff, less bureaucracy, and greater emotional support would alleviate MD. Doctors score higher than nurses for lack of time to give sufficient support to patients and public health decisions affecting communities. To alleviate MD, doctors ask for more ethical and legal support, more funding and working fewer hours. Nurses score high on emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Conclusions. MD and burnout persist among HCP after the decline of the pandemic. Participants believe that institutional and public health decisions would help alleviate MD. Leaders and institutions must provide more supportive environments to moderate MD.
Keywords
Moral Distress; Moral Distress Factors; Moral Injury; Burnout; Post-Covid-19
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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