Prevalence and associated factors of burnout among frontline health care providers during COVID-19 outbreak in Eka Kotebe COVID-19 treatment center.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr.Hulala, Feiza (MD,Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Tilahun, Rahel (MD,Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Assefa, Denekew | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-21T08:38:31Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T09:39:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-21T08:38:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T09:39:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease which increases work-related and psychological stress and level of burn out among front line health workers. Objective: To describe the prevalence of burnout among front line healthcare workers and the associated factors at Eka Kotebe COVID-19 treatment center . Methodology: Institutional based Cross-sectional study design was conducted on 200 sample frontline health workers selected by simple random sampling technique. These health workers were selected at Eka Kotebe COVID-19 treatment center because it is one of the national COVID-19 treatment centers. The study participants were stratified based on their profession .Structured self-administered questionnaire was used. The questionnaire contains of 22 items, which includes 8 items in emotional exhaustion, 5 items in depersonalization and 9 items in personal accomplishment. Pre-test was conducted on 10% of sample in BLH to assure reliability and validity . Data was coded, entered and analyzed by SPSS version 26. Result: The study showed that 170(85.0%) of front-line health workers had a high level of burnout ( high score of either EE, DP ).107 (53.5%) of frontline health workers had a high score in both EE & DP subscale. The study also showed that 41(20.5%), 54 (27.0%), and 105 (52.5%) front line health workers experienced low, moderate, and high levels in the emotional exhaustion axis, respectively. In the depersonalization axis, the values for low, moderate, and high levels of burnout were 15 (7.5%), 17 (8.5%), and 168(84.0%), respectively. Also, 5(2.5%), 7 (3.5%) and 188 (94.0%) health workers scored low, moderate, and high in the personal accomplishment axis, respectively. Among the studied characteristics, gender, low level of baseline job satisfaction, service year as a health care provider, and development of acute infection was associated with high levels of all three domains of burnout. Conclusion: Burnout is prevalent among healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients in Eka Kotebe COVID-19 treatment center . Gender, job satisfaction, and year of practice as health care providers contribute to the level of front line health care provider burnout during the covid-19 pandemic at Eka Kotebe COVID-19 treatment center. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/25169 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Abeba University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Burnout ,health careworkers , COVID -19 | en_US |
| dc.title | Prevalence and associated factors of burnout among frontline health care providers during COVID-19 outbreak in Eka Kotebe COVID-19 treatment center. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |