Increase in burnout among physicians and associated factors in the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Compared to the work routine before the pandemic, there was a marked increase in the prevalence of burnout among physicians during the pandemic. Independent factors associated with this increase were young adult age, female sex, frontline work, poor sleep quality and quantity, and traditional on-site work.
Authors
- Andrea Bacelar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5450-8983)
- Cláudia Roberta de Castro Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1839-9673)
- Luciano F. Drager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2081-6846)
- Renilda Martins Prestes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1011-8291)
- Márcia Assis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-3391)
- Silvia Gonçalves Conway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9941-8006)
- Almir Tavares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9517-8546)
Institutions
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Department of Public Health (AS)
- Hypertension Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47626/1679-4435-2025-1442
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82