Burnout syndrome among personal health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-39
Author(s):  
Thiago Henrique de Andrade Barbosa ◽  
Arthur Hister Felizardo Gurgel ◽  
Débora Nobre Vasconcellos ◽  
Leonardo Braz de Sousa Filho ◽  
Priscila Nunes Costa Travassos

2000 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Papadopoulos ◽  
P. Rheeder

Physiotherapists, whether serving individual patients or populations, always have to sought to base their decisions and actions on the best possible evidence. In making choices, health professionals may benefit from structured summaries of the options and outcomes, systematic reviews of the evidence and recommendations regarding the best choices. The aim of this paper is to present guidelines on how to conduct a systematic review. The structure and content of a systematic review are being discussed, following a step-by-step approach.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
J. L. P. Silva ◽  
B. G. Castro ◽  
D. Faria Júnior

The indiscriminate use of antimicrobials in clinical and surgical routine is an upward reality among veterinarians. The emergence of multiresistant strains is one of the consequences of the irrational use of these drugs, causing an emergency worldwide health problem. By 2050, it is estimated that superbugs will kill about 10 million people worldwide, more than cancer. This paper aims to conduct a literature review on the topic and raise awareness of health professionals about the importance of rationality in the act of choosing the antimicrobial to be used, as well as assess the need or not to use them


Author(s):  
Nayana Santos Arêa Soares ◽  
Márcia Astrês Fernandes ◽  
Hellany Karolliny Pinho Ribeiro ◽  
Daniel de Macêdo Rocha ◽  
Ítalo Arão Pereira Ribeiro

Abstract Objective: To analyze the evidence available in the literature on harm reduction actions developed by primary healthcare. Method: Integrative literature review carried out in the databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Web of ScienceTM and LILACS. Results: Seventeen (17) primary studies published from 2008 to 2017 were included in this review. Care strategies for harm reduction included maintenance treatment with methadone, therapy with opioid agonists, needle and syringe distribution programs and the creation of rooms for supervised drug consumption. Health professionals were essential for consolidating inclusion strategies, possessing skills to listen without judgment and prejudice. Conclusion: Harm reduction care strategies have been disseminated in different countries and healthcare levels, aiming toward safe practice and quality, effective and risk-free care actions.


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 725-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divya Talwar ◽  
Tung-Sung Tseng ◽  
Margaret Foster ◽  
Lei Xu ◽  
Lei-Shih Chen

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carlos Fernández-Sánchez ◽  
José Manuel Pérez-Mármol ◽  
Antonia Blásquez ◽  
Ana María Santos-Ruiz ◽  
María Isabel Peralta-Ramírez

ABSTRACTObjective:A high incidence of burnout has been reported in health professionals working in palliative care units. Our present study aims to determine whether there are differences in the secretion of salivary cortisol between palliative care unit health professionals with and without burnout, and to elucidate whether there is a relationship between burnout syndrome and perceived stress and psychopathological status in this population.Method:A total of 69 health professionals who met the inclusion criteria participated in our study, including physicians, nurses, and nursing assistants. Some 58 were women (M = 29.65 years, SD = 8.64) and 11 men (M = 35.67 years, SD = 11.90). The level of daily cortisol was registered in six measurements taken over the course of a workday. Burnout syndrome was evaluated with the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Human Services Survey (MBI–HSS), the level of perceived stress was measured using the Perceived Stress Scale, and psychopathological status was gauged using the SCL–90–R Symptoms Inventory.Results:There were statistically significant differences in secretion of cortisol in professionals with high scores on a single subscale of the MBI–HSS [F(3.5) = 2.48, p < 0.03]. This effect was observed 15–30 minutes after waking up (p < 0.01) and at bedtime (p < 0.06). Moreover, the professionals with burnout showed higher scores on the psychopathology and stress subscales than professionals without it.Significance of results:A higher score in any dimension of the burnout syndrome in palliative care unit health professionals seems to be related to several physiological and psychological parameters. These findings may be relevant for further development of our understanding of the relationship between levels of burnout and cortisol secretion in the health workers in these units.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 510-515
Author(s):  
Laura Woods

This article presents an extended literature review, undertaken to understand the significance of self-compassion for health professionals' wellbeing and its relevance for the health visiting workforce. The review showed that self-compassion reduces compassion fatigue, burnout, anxiety, stress and depression. Further, self-compassionate employees are more compassionate towards colleagues and patients, and compassionate practice enhances staff wellbeing. Organisational support for wellbeing increases staff members' sense of worth, resulting in improved ownership of their own wellbeing, and group interventions in particular foster self-compassionate work cultures. The review concludes that self-compassion enhances staff wellbeing and recommends that all NHS staff should be provided with the tools to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout.


Author(s):  
Cristina Vaz de Almeida ◽  
Célia Belim

This article proposes a three-factor model of communication competencies inspired in literature review and evaluated and completed by Portuguese health specialists with expertise on health literacy, who were organized into four focus groups (n=25). The study includes a response to the lack of consensus in the literature as to what specific and operative competencies the health professional should perform in clinical encounters with the patients. All the participants in the focus group agreed and reinforced that an aggregated and interdependent model, which is composed of assertiveness, clarity of language, and positivity (ACP model), can be an effective health communication model.


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