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Burnout in mental health staff in Ireland before & during Covid 19 - a summary of recent evidence |
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Sharma Sonita
Lucena Clinic, St. John of God
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Fiona McNicholas
University College Dublin
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Aims: To report on the levels of burnout (BO) in staff working in Mental Health Services (MHS) in Ireland before and during Covid 19. We aim to review the empirical data available on mental health staff in Ireland in the past 8 years. We hypothesised that levels of BO would rise during the pandemic.
Methodology: A review of the existing literature on BO in Ireland in MHS between 2016 and 2024 was carried out. Studies of clinicians in Ireland that utilised quantitative measures such as the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were included. Initial search revealed 123 studies – following review of titles and abstracts 14 full articles were screened. 7 were selected for inclusion in the review and results are summarised below.
Results & Conclusions: Mental health clinicians in Ireland had high levels of clinically significant BO (31-65%) as measured by the CBI and MBI. Patient related BO was lowest (14-30%). There was high turnover intention, a large number had seriously considered changing jobs in the past 6 months (44-70%). Consultant Child Psychiatrists had highest rates of work related (75%) and personal BO (72%). Psychiatry trainees had lower levels of BO pre pandemic (36%) than during the pandemic (65%). Overall high levels of BO was noted before and during Covid 19. Results suggest BO is highest for clinicians working in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services. Levels of BO in Ireland appear to be higher than international norms. Given the increased referral rates during Covid 19 which have persisted post pandemic and the already high levels of burnout present Consultant Psychiatrists working in CAMHS remain a vulnerable group. Future research could re-examine levels of burnout post pandemic and consider interventions to reduce it.
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