Burnout trajectories among healthcare workers during a pandemic, and predictors of change
While burnout symptoms among frontline health workers remained stable across the peaks of the Covid-19 pandemic overall, the study identified higher risk of worsening symptoms over time among certain demographic (younger personnel, females, and nurses) and highly exposed individuals and groups. These findings may be helpful for identifying frontline workers at particular risk of burnout during future public health emergencies.
Authors
- Solveig Klæbo Reitan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3469-6822)
- Hilde Wøien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0723-4112)
- Kristina Bondjers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7062-1011)
- John‐Anker Zwart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5721-0154)
- Philip Hyland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9574-7128)
- Kristian Bernhard Nilsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4492-2387)
- Tore Wentzel‐Larsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0318-4162)
- Synne Øien Stensland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-3969)
- Grete Dyb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7138-3665)
- Leiv Arne Rosseland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6372-8117)
- Jan Olav Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-7526)
- Dan Atar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1513-8793)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- National Institute of Occupational Health (NO)
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth (IE)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NO)
- NTNU Samfunnsforskning (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12802-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Uppsala Universitet