Occupational Stress and Burnout Among Health Care Workers in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Belayneh Mengist, Haile Amha, Temesgen Ayenew and 5 others
PMID 34179761WHAT IT FOUND
Health care workers in Ethiopia reported high rates of occupational stress and burnout.
Female workers, those 25 or younger, and diploma holders had higher stress odds. Married workers and those without shift work had lower burnout odds.
Key findings
01The pooled burden of occupational stress among health care workers was 52.9%.
02The pooled burden of burnout among health care workers was 38.1%.
03Female health care workers were 1.9 times more likely to develop occupational stress compared with male workers.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for PTsWhat it means for OTsWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
All included studies were cross-sectional, meaning they cannot prove that specific factors cause stress or burnout, only that they are associated. The studies used different tools to measure stress and burnout, which may have led to inconsistent results. There was high statistical heterogeneity among the studies, meaning the results varied greatly from one study to another. The review only included English-language studies, potentially missing relevant data from other sources.
Declared interests
The paper does not state any conflicts of interest or funding sources.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume these findings apply to health care workers outside Ethiopia or in different cultural contexts. The high rates of stress and burnout are specific to the Ethiopian health care system and workforce described in these studies.