Emotional exhaustion and psychosomatic symptoms for doctors working in hospitals resulting Coronavirus pandemic outbreak
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Author(s)
S.Keffane 1, S. Bouazza 2
Affiliation(s)
1 PhD in Psychology, Researcher, Department of Psychology, University Setif 2, Setif, Algeria
2 PhD in Psychology, Researcher, Department of Psychology, University El oued, El oued, Algeria
Corresponding Author
S.KeffaneABSTRACT
Doctors working in hospitals have been under constant physical and psychological pressure resulting Coronavirus pandemic outbreak. Algeria was among the countries to face the health emergency in a period of great uncertainty about the virus and the ways to treat patients. The present study aims to analyse the levels of emotional exhaustion (EE) and psychosomatic symptoms (PS) of Algerian frontline doctors working in hospitals during the Covid-19 emergency, and their relationship with the evaluation of the institutional responses received. A survey was available online during the peak of health system overload. A total of 103 questionnaires were collected [mean age, 41.8 years; SD: +10,7; high-risk zone: 41.7%]. Correlation analyses were applied to investigate the relationship between the measures of emotional exhaustion and psychosomatic symptoms; ANOVA was applied to compare these measures among groups from different risk zones and with different perceived emotional and safety protection.
EE and PS were widely experienced by frontline Doctors working in hospitals. Physical and psychological symptoms were amplified by the perceived lack of institutional support. Ensuring PS and hygiene and safety measures is essential to prevent worsening of health and psychosomatic symptoms in frontline Doctors working in hospitals.
KEYWORDS
Emotional exhaustion, Doctors working in hospitals, Psychosomatic symptoms, Coronavirus pandemic outbreakCITE THIS PAPER
S.Keffane, S. Bouazza. Emotional exhaustion and psychosomatic symptoms for doctors working in hospitals resulting Coronavirus pandemic outbreak. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2021) 5: 58-66. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aetp.2021.55010
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