The impact of work in the conditions of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on the emotional burnout of medical workers (according to the MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY questionnaire, MBI)

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of emotional burnout syndrome in medical professionals using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaire, which measures three burnout indicators: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal achievements. A survey of medical workers of COVID-hospitals providing medical care to patients with a new coronavirus infection (n=201) aged 25 to 64 years was conducted; outpatient medical workers working in conditions of an increased epidemic threshold for acute respiratory viral infections, influenza and new coronavirus infection (n=186) aged 25 to 64 years and medical workers of multidisciplinary hospitals providing medical care according to their main profile and periodically identifying patients with COVID-19 disease (n=195) aged 25 to 64 years. The data obtained indicate that all the studied groups of medical workers in the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic have increased indicators of emotional burnout.