Department of ICU, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Greece
Research Article
Burnout and Moral Distress among Health Care Personnel in the Decline of COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s): Maria Papatheodorou*, Christos Nouris, Ioannis Styliadis, Theo Bargiotas and Dimitrios Mihail
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. In this study we assess the prevalence of MD, burnout and the factors that contribute and alleviate MD in HCP eight months after the last wave of the pandemic has subsided.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted during September 2023. The British Medical Association questionnaire referring to MD was distributed to the hospital nursing and medical personnel. Moreover, the Maslach Burnout questionnaire was addressed only to the nursing personnel.
Results: 516 valid questionnaires were included in the study. Nurses’ participation rate was 67% and doctors 41%. 73.8% of the participants experienced MD in rela.. View More»