Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and burnout severity in French residents: A national study

• G. Mion ^[1] ; P. Hamann ^[2] ; M. Saleten ^[3] ; B. Plaud ^[4] ; C. Baillard ^[5]
  1. [1] Anesthesia Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
  2. [2] President of FDVF (Association Futurs Dermato-Vénérologues de France), Paris, France
  3. [3] President of AJAR (Association des Jeunes Anesthésistes Réanimateurs), Paris, France
  4. [4] President of CNEAR (Collège National des Enseignants d’Anesthésie et de Réanimation), Paris, France
  5. [5] Anesthesia Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France/ Coordinator of Anesthesia and Critical Care Residency for Ile de France, Paris, France

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• Localización: European journal of psychiatry, ISSN 0213-6163, Vol. 35, Nº 3, 2021, págs. 173-180
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Background and objectives We measured the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and burnout of French residents.

    Methods Residents completed a questionnaire assessing their personal life, work, social relationships, mental health, burden and psychological impact of the pandemic. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) allowed to identify 5 classes of burnout of increasing severity: burnout free, intermediate, 1, 2 or 3 dimensions severely impacted. Variables significantly linked with burnout, defined as having a high impact on at least one of the 3 dimensions of the MBI, were entered into a logistic regression.

    Results There were 1050 responses. Mean age was 27±2 years. Since the start of the pandemic, only one resident in four said they were in their normal state of mind, more than half felt tired and one third anxious and/or stressed and/or depressed. The total burnout rate was 55%. There was a strong link between the severity of the burnout syndrome and the impact of the pandemic. 7 factors were independently linked to burnout: number of monthly calls (p<0.001), psychiatric history (p<0.001), interpersonal conflicts (p=0.002), desire to quit the specialty (p=0.002), fatigue (p=0.004), job satisfaction (p=0.004), and depression (p=0.05).

    Conclusion Caring for Covid positive patients was not the most important cause of burnout, but there was a strong relationship between burnout severity and psychological impact of the pandemic.