TY - JOUR
T1 - Health care worker burnout after the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan
AU - Matsuo, Takahiro
AU - Taki, Fumika
AU - Kobayashi, Daiki
AU - Jinta, Torahiko
AU - Suzuki, Chiharu
AU - Ayabe, Akiko
AU - Sakamoto, Fumie
AU - Kitaoka, Kazuyo
AU - Uehara, Yuki
AU - Mori, Nobuyoshi
AU - Fukui, Tsuguya
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. Journal of Occupational Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Japan Society for Occupational Health
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of burnout according to job category after the first wave of COVID-19 in Japan and to explore its association with certain factors. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey of health care workers (HCWs) from June 15 to July 6, 2020, was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Demographic characteristics, results of the Japanese version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, types of anxiety and stress, changes in life and work after the peak of the pandemic, and types of support aimed at reducing the physical or mental burden, were determined. Results: Of 672 HCWs, 149 (22.6%) met the overall burnout criteria. Burnout was more prevalent in women (OR, 3.11; 95% CI, 1.45-6.67, P =.003), anxiety due to unfamiliarity with personal protective equipment (PPE) (OR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.20-3.27, P =.007), and decreased sleep duration (OR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.20-3.20, P =.008). Conversely, participants who felt that the delivery of COVID-19-related information (OR,.608; 95% CI,.371-.996, P =.048) and PPE education opportunities (OR,.484; 95% CI,.236-.993, P =.048) and messages of encouragement at the workplace (OR,.584; 95% CI,.352-.969; p =.037) was helpful experienced less burnout. Conclusions: There is a need to focus on the above factors to maintain the mental health of HCWs. The delivery of COVID-19-related information and educational interventions for PPE and messages of encouragement at the workplace may be needed to reduce the mental burden.
AB - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of burnout according to job category after the first wave of COVID-19 in Japan and to explore its association with certain factors. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey of health care workers (HCWs) from June 15 to July 6, 2020, was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Demographic characteristics, results of the Japanese version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, types of anxiety and stress, changes in life and work after the peak of the pandemic, and types of support aimed at reducing the physical or mental burden, were determined. Results: Of 672 HCWs, 149 (22.6%) met the overall burnout criteria. Burnout was more prevalent in women (OR, 3.11; 95% CI, 1.45-6.67, P =.003), anxiety due to unfamiliarity with personal protective equipment (PPE) (OR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.20-3.27, P =.007), and decreased sleep duration (OR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.20-3.20, P =.008). Conversely, participants who felt that the delivery of COVID-19-related information (OR,.608; 95% CI,.371-.996, P =.048) and PPE education opportunities (OR,.484; 95% CI,.236-.993, P =.048) and messages of encouragement at the workplace (OR,.584; 95% CI,.352-.969; p =.037) was helpful experienced less burnout. Conclusions: There is a need to focus on the above factors to maintain the mental health of HCWs. The delivery of COVID-19-related information and educational interventions for PPE and messages of encouragement at the workplace may be needed to reduce the mental burden.
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U2 - 10.1002/1348-9585.12247
DO - 10.1002/1348-9585.12247
M3 - Article
C2 - 34375497
AN - SCOPUS:85113848964
SN - 1341-9145
VL - 63
JO - Journal of Occupational Health
JF - Journal of Occupational Health
IS - 1
M1 - e12247
ER -