What is it about?
The COVID-19 Pandemic has exerted a tremendous pressure on Portugal's National Health Service, including an increased workload on its medical personnel. This study aimed to assess the levels of Burnout among Portuguese Public Health Residents during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Why is it important?
Burnout has been linked to a variety of consequences, either physical, psychological, or occupational. The assessment of its prevalence and its causes among the workforce is pivotal to prevent its onset. In this study we found that a majority of the Portuguese Public Health Residents were experiencing this syndrome during the fight against COVID-19. Thus, measures should be taken in the future to prevent this from happening again.
Perspectives
This article sheds light on the less than optimal work conditions in which Portuguese Public Health medical personnel, particularly medical residents, had to work in during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since these phenomena are cyclical, measures should be taken to prevent these kinds of extreme scenarios in the future.
Diogo Viana
ARS Norte Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte
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This page is a summary of: Prevalence of Burnout in Portuguese Public Health Medical Residents amid the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Portuguese Journal of Public Health, July 2022, Karger Publishers,
DOI: 10.1159/000525602.
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