Epidemiology of burnout syndrome in four occupational sectors in Cameroon-impact of the practice of physical activities and spor

Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disorders among the Teaching Staff of the University of Douala, Cameroon: Association with Physical Activity Practice

“…Actually, the recruitment of participants was carried during a period when Cameroon government has instituted a partial confinement, and this has probably influenced the responses of participants in relation to physical activity practice. In addition, the level of physical activity recorded in the study of Mekoulou Ndongo et al [ 28 ] among university teachers was still lower than that of the other working sectors. This sedentariness has been previously associated with burnout syndrome in that population [ 27 ] and underlines the necessity to encourage university teachers for more implication in physical activity programs that are known to reduce stress and prevent occupational health problems [ 25 ].…”

“…We found in our study a very low rate of physically active participants compared to the general population of workers. Actually, Mekoulou Ndongo et al [ 28 ] found 63.6% physically active participants in a large sample of workers in Cameroon. This is more than twice higher than that we found in our study.…”

“…Physical activity during work and leisure has been associated with reduction of cardiac diseases and other chronic conditions [ 23 , 24 ] but also with prevention of many occupational health problems including MSDs [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ]. The increasing modernization and automation of the society has raised the occurrence of sedentary occupational tasks at work places, favoring the onset of all-causes morbidity and mortality [ 29 ].…”

“…Among university teaching staff situations, those that can favor sedentariness are: prolonged working time in the office or in the laboratories, increased number of tasks and activities (including teaching, doing administrative work, supervising student research activities) and other extracurricular activities. Previous studies have shown a relatively low level of physical activity among university teachers compared to other occupational sectors like secondary school teachers, medical and paramedical staff, private sector workers and army [ 28 ]. Although physical activity recommendations and strategies have been proposed to reduce occupational health problems [ 30 ], there is a lack of literature on the prevalence of MSDs amongst university teaching staff as well as its association with physical activity practice.…”

The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Metacognition in Teachers’ Stress during Pandemic Remote Working: A Moderated Mediation Model

“…The experience of a stressful teaching work environment also has clinical implications for burnout syndrome. Burnout has been defined as "a psychological syndrome emerging as a prolonged response to chronic interpersonal stressors on the job" [40] (p. 103) and, therefore, as an occupational psychological syndrome [41][42][43], often affecting medical professionals, teachers, police officers, army soldiers, and many other professionals [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]. Certain studies have detected relationships between burnout and EI [54,55], as an important personal resource that can facilitate effective emotion regulation [56] and play a crucial role in teachers' occupational well-being models [57].…”