The Prevalence And Determinants Of Burnout In Medical Doctors At Public Hospitals In Gqeberha During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
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description: Introduction: Burnout has been defined as “a syndrome that results from chronic workplace stress” which has been unsuccessfully managed and has previously been documented in doctors. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the occupational challenges faced by doctors in hospitals, potentially increasing their risk for burnout. Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of burnout amongst medical doctors at public hospitals in Gqeberha (South Africa) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 260 doctors employed at three public hospitals in Gqeberha. Participants voluntarily completed self-administered electronic questionnaires: Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, selected subscales of the NIOSH Generic Job Stress Questionnaire, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10 to assess burnout, job stress and resilience as well as questions related to challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: The burnout prevalence amongst the study participants was 78%. Most of the participants were female (58%) and young, with 43% in the 20-29 age-group. Medical Interns formed the dominant occupational group (32%) with an average of 2 years of service (IQR = 1-5) and 96% were in full-time employment. Burnout was significantly associated with being a medical intern or community service medical officer (OR=6.72, 1.71-26.40), being in the lowest income band (OR= 10.78, 2.55-45.49) as well as in those using alcohol to manage workrelated stress (OR=3.01, 1.12-8.04). Burnout was furthermore significantly associated with experiencing high conflict at work (OR=5.04, 1.92-13.20) and high role ambiguity (OR=4.49,1.98-10.18). Participants with low job satisfaction (OR=27.82, 6.27-123.45), low support at work (OR=9.99, 3.66-27.23), medium job satisfaction (OR= 5.38, 2.65- 10.93) and medium support at work (OR=3.39, 1.71-6.73) were also at increased risk of burnout. Medium (OR=0.28, 0.10-0.80) and high resilience (OR=0.08, 0.03-0.25) v…
abstract: Introduction: Burnout has been defined as “a syndrome that results from chronic workplace stress” which has been unsuccessfully managed and has previously been documented in doctors. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the occupational challenges faced by doctors in hospitals, potentially increasing their risk for burnout. Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of burnout amongst medical doctors at public hospitals in Gqeberha (South Africa) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 260 doctors employed at three public hospitals in Gqeberha. Participants voluntarily completed self-administered electronic questionnaires: Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, selected subscales of the NIOSH Generic Job Stress Questionnaire, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10 to assess burnout, job stress and resilience as well as questions related to challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: The burnout prevalence amongst the study participants was 78%. Most of the participants were female (58%) and young, with 43% in the 20-29 age-group. Medical Interns formed the dominant occupational group (32%) with an average of 2 years of service (IQR = 1-5) and 96% were in full-time employment. Burnout was significantly associated with being a medical intern or community service medical officer (OR=6.72, 1.71-26.40), being in the lowest income band (OR= 10.78, 2.55-45.49) as well as in those using alcohol to manage workrelated stress (OR=3.01, 1.12-8.04). Burnout was furthermore significantly associated with experiencing high conflict at work (OR=5.04, 1.92-13.20) and high role ambiguity (OR=4.49,1.98-10.18). Participants with low job satisfaction (OR=27.82, 6.27-123.45), low support at work (OR=9.99, 3.66-27.23), medium job satisfaction (OR= 5.38, 2.65- 10.93) and medium support at work (OR=3.39, 1.71-6.73) were also at increased risk of burnout. Medium (OR=0.28, 0.10-0.80) and high resilience (OR=0.08, 0.03-0.25) v…
author: Khan, Saajida
keywords: Public Health and Family Medicine
date published: 2023
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:23:21Z
provider: University of Cape Town
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Department of Public Health and Family Medicine

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