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http://dx.doi.org/10.21598/JKPNFA.2021.19.2.225

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

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)
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PNF and Movement / v.19, no.2, 2021 , pp. 225-231 More about this Journal
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
COVID-19 work; Occupational burnout; Occupational stress;
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