Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional study
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact in Asia and has placed significant burden on already stretched healthcare systems. We examined the impact of COVID-19 on the safety attitudes among healthcare workers (HCWs), as well as their associated de...
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| author | Abhiram Kanneganti Benjamin Yong Qiang Tan Nik Hisamuddin Nik Ab Rahman Aloysius Sheng-Ting Leow Max Denning Ee Teng Goh Lucas Jun Hao Lim Ching-Hui Sia Ying Xian Chua James Kinross Melanie Tan Li Feng Tan Yi Min Wan Arvind Sharma Rivan Danuaji RN Komal Kumar Chew Keng Sheng Cheah Phee Kheng Sarah Shaikh Abdul Karim Mohd Najib Abdul Ghani Suhaimi Mahmud Yiong Huak Chan Vijay Kumar Sharma Kang Sim Shirley Beng Suat Ooi |
| author_facet | Abhiram Kanneganti Benjamin Yong Qiang Tan Nik Hisamuddin Nik Ab Rahman Aloysius Sheng-Ting Leow Max Denning Ee Teng Goh Lucas Jun Hao Lim Ching-Hui Sia Ying Xian Chua James Kinross Melanie Tan Li Feng Tan Yi Min Wan Arvind Sharma Rivan Danuaji RN Komal Kumar Chew Keng Sheng Cheah Phee Kheng Sarah Shaikh Abdul Karim Mohd Najib Abdul Ghani Suhaimi Mahmud Yiong Huak Chan Vijay Kumar Sharma Kang Sim Shirley Beng Suat Ooi |
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact in Asia and has placed significant burden on already stretched healthcare systems. We examined the impact of COVID-19 on the safety attitudes among healthcare workers (HCWs), as well as their associated demographic and occupational factors, and measures of burnout, depression and anxiety.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey study utilising snowball sampling was performed involving doctors, nurses and allied health professions from 23 hospitals in Singapore, Malaysia, India and Indonesia between 29 May 2020 and 13 July 2020. This survey collated demographic data and workplace conditions and included three validated questionnaires: the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. We performed multivariate mixed-model regression to assess independent associations with the SAQ total percentage agree rate (PAR).
Results:
We obtained 3,163 responses. The SAQ total PARs were found to be 35.7%, 15.0%, 51.0% and 3.3% among the respondents from Singapore, Malaysia, India and Indonesia, respectively. Burnout scores were highest among respondents from Indonesia and lowest among respondents from India (70.9%–85.4% vs. 56.3%–63.6%, respectively). Multivariate analyses revealed that meeting burnout and depression thresholds and shifts lasting ≥12 h were significantly associated with lower SAQ total PAR.
Conclusion:
Addressing the factors contributing to high burnout and depression and placing strict limits on work hours per shift may contribute significantly towards improving safety culture among HCWs and should remain priorities during the pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0b3cc541681842249cc97ea741d634182025-02-09T14:41:10ZengWolters Kluwer – Medknow PublicationsSingapore Medical Journal0037-56752737-59352023-11-01641166767610.11622/smedj.2022014Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional studyAbhiram KannegantiBenjamin Yong Qiang TanNik Hisamuddin Nik Ab RahmanAloysius Sheng-Ting LeowMax DenningEe Teng GohLucas Jun Hao LimChing-Hui SiaYing Xian ChuaJames KinrossMelanie TanLi Feng TanYi Min WanArvind SharmaRivan DanuajiRN Komal KumarChew Keng ShengCheah Phee KhengSarah Shaikh Abdul KarimMohd Najib Abdul GhaniSuhaimi MahmudYiong Huak ChanVijay Kumar SharmaKang SimShirley Beng Suat OoiIntroduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact in Asia and has placed significant burden on already stretched healthcare systems. We examined the impact of COVID-19 on the safety attitudes among healthcare workers (HCWs), as well as their associated demographic and occupational factors, and measures of burnout, depression and anxiety. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study utilising snowball sampling was performed involving doctors, nurses and allied health professions from 23 hospitals in Singapore, Malaysia, India and Indonesia between 29 May 2020 and 13 July 2020. This survey collated demographic data and workplace conditions and included three validated questionnaires: the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. We performed multivariate mixed-model regression to assess independent associations with the SAQ total percentage agree rate (PAR). Results: We obtained 3,163 responses. The SAQ total PARs were found to be 35.7%, 15.0%, 51.0% and 3.3% among the respondents from Singapore, Malaysia, India and Indonesia, respectively. Burnout scores were highest among respondents from Indonesia and lowest among respondents from India (70.9%–85.4% vs. 56.3%–63.6%, respectively). Multivariate analyses revealed that meeting burnout and depression thresholds and shifts lasting ≥12 h were significantly associated with lower SAQ total PAR. Conclusion: Addressing the factors contributing to high burnout and depression and placing strict limits on work hours per shift may contribute significantly towards improving safety culture among HCWs and should remain priorities during the pandemic.https://journals.lww.com/10.11622/smedj.2022014burnoutcovid-19pandemicsafety attitudessafety culture |
| spellingShingle | Abhiram Kanneganti Benjamin Yong Qiang Tan Nik Hisamuddin Nik Ab Rahman Aloysius Sheng-Ting Leow Max Denning Ee Teng Goh Lucas Jun Hao Lim Ching-Hui Sia Ying Xian Chua James Kinross Melanie Tan Li Feng Tan Yi Min Wan Arvind Sharma Rivan Danuaji RN Komal Kumar Chew Keng Sheng Cheah Phee Kheng Sarah Shaikh Abdul Karim Mohd Najib Abdul Ghani Suhaimi Mahmud Yiong Huak Chan Vijay Kumar Sharma Kang Sim Shirley Beng Suat Ooi Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional study Singapore Medical Journal burnout covid-19 pandemic safety attitudes safety culture |
| title | Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Safety attitudes, burnout and well-being among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Indo-Pacific regional cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | safety attitudes burnout and well being among healthcare workers during the covid 19 pandemic an indo pacific regional cross sectional study |
| topic | burnout covid-19 pandemic safety attitudes safety culture |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.11622/smedj.2022014 |
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