Burnout and its influencing factors between frontline nurses and nurses from other wards during the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease -COVID-19- in Iran

Tahere  Sarboozi Hoseinabadi; Samaneh Kakhki; Gholamheidar Teimori; Somayyeh Nayyeri

doi:10.17533/udea.iee.v38n2e03

Authors

Tahere Sarboozi Hoseinabadi Nurse, M.Sc. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. Email: sarboozit1@thums.ac.ir
Samaneh Kakhki Pharmacist, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. Email: samane_ph@yahoo.com
Gholamheidar Teimori M.Sc. Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. Email: teimorigh1@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-4324
Somayyeh Nayyeri Nurse, M.Sc. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh. Iran. Email: s.nayyeri86@yahoo.com. Corresponding author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iee.v38n2e03

Keywords:

Burnout, psychological, nurses, coronavirus infections;, risk factors, pandemics, cross-sectional studies

Abstract

Objective. To assess burnout level during an outbreak of COVID-19 and to identify influencing factors between frontline nurses and nurses from other wards.

Methods. This cross-sectional study makes comparison between two groups of nurses including frontline (exposure group) and other nurses working in usual wards (non-exposure group) in Torbat Heydariyeh city, Iran. Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI), Job stress questionnaire (JSQ), and questionnaires of hospital resources, family support, and measuring the fear of COVID-19 were used as research instruments.

Results. The scores of job stress and burnout in the exposure group with COVID-19 infection were significantly higher than in the non-exposure group (p=0.006 and p=0.002, respectively). Although, in univariate linear regression, employment status (p=0.047), experience in taking care of patient confirmed or suspected with COVID-19 infection (p=0.006), hospital resources (p=0.047), and job stress (p<0.001) were considered as significant risk factors for COVID-19-related burnout. In multivariate regression analysis, job stress (p=0.031, β=0.308) was considered as an only factor that has a significant relationship with COVID-19-related burnout.

Conclusion. The burnout level in frontline nurses was higher than other nurses, the most important influencing factor was the job stress. Regarding to negative effects of burnout on both physical and mental health nurses, it is suggested that a strong strategy be considered to reduce nurses' burnout to be able to control ongoing and future outbreaks successfully.

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