November 25, 2020

Nurses’ Burnout and Associated Risk Factors during the COVID-19 Pandemic a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): mental health personal impact

• [Pre-print; not peer-reviewed] A systematic review of 14 studies examining burnout symptoms among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic found that roughly 34% of the 17,390 nurses included reported experiencing emotional exhaustion. Increased burnout was associated with being younger, having decreased social support, having a relative or friend diagnosed with COVID-19, and working in a high-risk environment or a hospital with inadequate resources, among other factors.

Galanis et al. (Nov 25, 2020). Nurses’ Burnout and Associated Risk Factors during the COVID-19 Pandemic a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pre-print downloaded Nov. 25 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.24.20237750