Job Burnout Status andAnd its Relationship with Resilience Level of Healthcare Workers during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case of Southern Iran

Ali Reza Yusefi; Reza  Faryabi; Shima  Bordbar; Salman   Daneshi; Parnian  Nikmanesh

doi:10.18502/jhs.v9i3.7305

Ali Reza Yusefi Assistant Professor of Health Services Management, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Science, Jiroft, Iran
Reza Faryabi Assistant Professor of Health Education and Promotion, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran
Shima Bordbar PhD candidate, Department of Health Services Management, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Salman Daneshi Instructor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran
Parnian Nikmanesh PhD candidate, Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Information, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jhs.v9i3.7305

Keywords: Job burnout, Resilience, Pandemic, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Abstract

Background and Purpose: COVID-19 could be a threat to healthcare workers' mental health. This study was conducted to investigate job burnout and its relationship with the resilience level of the personnel in the COVID-19 treatment hospital in southern Iran.

Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021 on 496 personnel of Hazrat Ali Asghar (AS) Hospital selected as the center of COVID-19 in southern Iran. The participants of the study were selected using the census. Data collection tools were the standard Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Data analysis was performed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression in SPSS₂₃ at a significance level of 0.05.

Results: The mean scores of job burnout and resilience were 76.95 ± 14.36 (of 132) and 71.21 ± 8.24 (of 125), respectively which indicated the moderate level of these two variables. There was a significant inverse correlation between job burnout and resilience (P<0.001, r₌ - 0.514). Spiritual influences (P<0.001), perception of competence (P₌0.001), positive acceptance of change and secure relationships (P₌ 0.001), trust in individual instincts (P₌ 0.02), and control (P₌ 0.03) of resilience aspects were identified as predictors of job burnout. Additionally, there was a statistically significant relationship between job burnout and gender (P₌0.001) and occupational group (P₌ 0.04); and between resilience and gender (P₌ 0.02) and with marital status (P₌ 0.03).

Conclusion: Job burnout status and personnel resilience were at a moderate level. It was recommended to train employees with resilience-enhancing skills employees according to each of their dimensions.