Occupational burnout syndrome and post-traumatic stress among healthcare professionals during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Jaroslava Raudenská; Veronika Steinerová; Alena Javůrková; Ivan Urits; Alan D Kaye; Omar Viswanath; Giustino Varrassi

doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2020.07.008

Occupational burnout syndrome and post-traumatic stress among healthcare professionals during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2020 Sep;34(3):553-560. doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2020.07.008. Epub 2020 Jul 18.

Authors

Jaroslava Raudenská¹, Veronika Steinerová², Alena Javůrková¹, Ivan Urits³, Alan D Kaye⁴, Omar Viswanath⁵, Giustino Varrassi⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Department of Nursing, 2nd Medical School and University Hospital Motol, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
² Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
³ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Department of Anesthesiology, Shreveport, LA, USA.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Department of Anesthesiology, Shreveport, LA, USA; Valley Pain Consultants - Envision Physician Services, Phoenix, AZ, USA; University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Department of Anesthesiology Phoenix, AZ, USA; Creighton University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Omaha, NE, USA.
⁶ Paolo Procacci Fdn, Via Tacito 7, 00193, Roma, Italy; World Institute of Pain, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. Electronic address: giuvarr@gmail.com.

Abstract

This comprehensive review aims to explain the potential impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on mental wellbeing of healthcare professionals (HCPs). Based on up-to-date research and psychological diagnostic manuals of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition and International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision, we describe associated psychological disorders and experiences that may arise related to COVID-19. Appropriate psychological measures are introduced, along with potential methodological limitations. Lastly, resilience building and preventative measures with interventions that may mitigate the impact on mental health of HCPs are described.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; burnout syndrome; healthcare practitioners; mental health; post-traumatic stress.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
Burnout, Professional / epidemiology*
Burnout, Professional / psychology*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / psychology*
Health Personnel / psychology*
Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / psychology*
SARS-CoV-2
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology*