PNF and Movement

Korea Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Association (대한고유수용성신경근촉진법학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Correlation Between Work Fatigue Caused by COVID-19 and Occupational Burnout -Regression Analysis of Occupational Stress in Physiotherapists-

COVID-19로 인해 발생한 업무의 피로도와 직무소진의 상관관계 및 직무스트레스와의 회귀분석 연구 -물리치료사를 대상으로-

  • Lee, Sang-Yeol (Department of Physical therapy, Kyungsung University) ;
  • Choi, Su-Hong (Pusan National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, In-Gyun (Changwon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Kang-O (New Busan Hospital) ;
  • Yoon, Sung-Young (Department of Physical Therapy, Graduated school of Kyungsung University) ;
  • Seok, Him (Department of Physical Therapy, Graduated school of Kyungsung University) ;
  • Heo, Jae-Seok (Department of Physical Therapy, Graduated school of Kyungsung University)
  • 이상열 (경성대학교 물리치료학과) ;
  • 최수홍 (부산대학교병원 재활의학팀) ;
  • 김인균 (창원자생한방병원) ;
  • 오강오 (새부산병원) ;
  • 윤성영 (경성대학교 대학원 물리치료학과) ;
  • 석힘 (경성대학교 대학원 물리치료학과) ;
  • 허재석 (경성대학교 대학원 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2021.07.06
  • Accepted : 2021.07.15
  • Published : 2021.08.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the type of physical therapist response work and its intensity, along with the prolonged prevalence of COVID-19, to determine the impact on physical therapists' occupational stress and occupational burnout. Methods: An online survey was conducted with 118 physiotherapists and collected the participants' gender, final educational background, clinical work experience, workplace type, additional workload, and fatigue associated with COVID-19. After excluding one participant who submitted an incomplete questionnaire, 117 respondents were included in the final data. Results: Additional COVID-19-related workloads and response reliability for fatigue, occupational burnout, and occupational stress were shown to have Cronbach's alpha measures of 0.76, 0.89, and 0.87, respectively. Groups who had experienced a new epidemic in the past showed higher fatigue levels (3.06±0.94) than those groups who had no such experience (2.49±0.84; p < 0.05). Correlation analysis of COVID-19 work fatigue and occupational burnout scales showed a positive correlation (r = 0.19; p < 0.05). The regression of occupational burnout and occupational stress showed a regression model of Y = 20.00+0.43X1 (X1: job stress; p< 0.05) and an explanatory power of 24.8% with an adj.R2 = 0.25. Conclusion: Based on the results, it is suggested that various institutions, such as medical institutions, educational institutions, and physiotherapists' associations, should seek ways to manage and alleviate physiotherapists' stress.

Keywords

References

  1. Bae SS & Park RJ. Present conditions and course of Korea physical therap. The Journal of Korean Society Physcal Meddicine. 1998;10(1):223-227.
  2. Barello S, Palamenghi L, Graffigna G. Burnout and somatic symptoms among frontline healthcare professionals at the peak of the italian covid-19 pandemic. Psychiatry research. 2020;290:113-129.
  3. Chang SJ, Koh SB, Kang DM, et al. Developing an occupational stress scale for Korean employees. Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2005;17(4):297-317.
  4. Hu D, Kong Y, Li W, et al. Frontline nurses' burnout, anxiety, depression, and fear statuses and their associated factors during the covid-19 outbreak in wuhan, china: a large-scale cross-sectional study. EClinicalMedicine. 2020;24:1-10.
  5. Jang SJ. The current status and actual conditions of job stress of Korean workers. The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine; collection of academic papers. 2002;(5):9-36.
  6. Jang YH. Effects of Job Demands and job resources on COVID-19 healthcare workers' burnout, turnover intention, and stress. The Graduate School of Seoul National University. Dissertation of Master's Degree. 2021.
  7. Jeong EK. Public health emergency preparedness and response in Korea. Journal of the Korean Medical Association. 2017;60(4):296-299. https://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2017.60.4.296
  8. Jun SH, Lee MH, Choi MJ. COVID-19 infection control-related fatigue, job stress, and burnout in nurses. The Journal of korean academic society of home care nursing. 2021;28(1):16-25.
  9. Lee DH, Kim YJ, Lee DH, et al. The influence of public fear, and psycho-social experiences during the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) pandemic on depression and anxiety in South Korea. The Korean Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy, 2020;32(4):2119-2156. https://doi.org/10.23844/kjcp.2020.11.32.4.2119
  10. Lee SY. Related factors for job stress and job satisfaction of physical therapists. The Graduate School of Public Health. The Catholic University. Dissertation of Master's Degree. 2011.
  11. Shin HH & Park SS. Work environments affecting job stress among healthcare workers during COVID-19. The Korean Journal of Health Service Managemen. 2021;15(1):41-49. https://doi.org/10.12811/kshsm.2021.15.1.041
  12. Shin JY. Factors affecting work-related stress among physical therapists by types of hospitals. Seoul National University. Dissertation of Master's Degree. 2013.
  13. Shin KH. The maslach bunout inventory-general survey (MBI-GS): an application in South Korea. The Korean Journal of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 2003;16(3):1-17.
  14. Sung TJ. Feasibility and reliability. Seoul. Hakjisa. 2002.
  15. Wang S, Xie L, Xu Y, et al. Sleep disturbances among medical workers during the outbreak of covid-2019. Occupational Medicine. 2002;70(5):364-369. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaa074
  16. Wu Y, Wang J, Luo C, et al. A comparison of burnout frequency among oncology physicians and nurses working on the frontline and usual wards during the covid-19 epidemic in wuhan, china. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020;60(1):e60-e65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.04.008
  17. Zerbini G, Ebigbo A, Reicherts P, et al. Psychosocial burden of healthcare professionals in times of covid-19 - a survey conducted at the university hospital augsburg. German Medical Science. 2020;18:1-9.