Occupational burnout among radiation therapy technologists in Italy before and during COVID-19 pandemic

Zanardo, Moreno; Cornacchione, Patrizia; Marconi, Elisa; Dinapoli, Loredana; Fellin, F.; Gerasia, Roberta; Monti, Caterina Beatrice; Sardanelli, Francesco; Tagliaferri, Luca; Jereczek‐Fossa, Barbara Alicja; Gambacorta, Maria Antonietta

doi:10.1016/j.jmir.2021.12.004

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“…Female respondents also reported experiencing higher levels of burnout from increased after-hours responsibilities and longer work hours, with an increasing 12% to 15% burnout score for each additional 5 hours worked more than 40 hours in a week. 5 Zanardo et al 11 found that women with children had higher scores of burnout and higher scores of emotional exhaustion, compared with other components that contributed to burnout. This differed from other studies published by Singh et al, 3 Guclu et al, 6 and Johnson et al, 8 which found no significant correlation between sex and occupational burnout.…”

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Incidence and Cause of Occupational Burnout Syndrome Among Sonographers

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Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

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Objective: To investigate the level of occupational burnout syndrome in a cohort of sonographers and to determine any associations between sex, number of hours worked per week, and burnout. Materials and Methods: This study used a cross-sectional approach that replicated the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and surveyed a convenience sample of sonographers who are members of the Society for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Results: The study survey offered the total scores of occupational burnout, disengagement, and exhaustion, with a potential minimum score of 16 and a maximum score of 64. The results yielded a minimum score of 17 and a maximum score of 64. The mean score was 43.11 (SD = 7.02), indicating a moderate level of burnout. Conclusion: This cohort of sonographers demonstrated moderate levels of burnout, so it is important to acknowledge that preventing occupational burnout is necessary to ensure that workplace stress is managed to avoid significant issues. Further research is needed to assess how occupational burnout syndrome affects retention in the profession.

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Incidence and Cause of Occupational Burnout Syndrome Among Sonographers

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“…Similar findings have been reported from studies involving radiographers around the world. 40 , 41 , 42 …”

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An evaluation of the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic on interventional radiographers' wellbeing

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Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic had, and it is having, a significant and heavy impact on everyday life, economies on a global scale and, of course, the global health system [ 1 , 2 ]. At the beginning of the pandemic, the statistics were so serious that the hospital system had to reorganize radically and promptly in order to improve the safety of patients and staff while continuing to provide essential services [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ].…”

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KIT 1 (Keep in Touch) Project—Televisits for Cancer Patients during Italian Lockdown for COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real-World Experience of Establishing a Telemedicine System

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To evaluate the adoption of an integrated eHealth platform for televisit/monitoring/consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: During the lockdown imposed by the Italian government during the COVID19 pandemic spread, a dedicated multi-professional working group was set up in the Radiation Oncology Department with the primary aim of reducing patients’ exposure to COVID-19 by adopting de-centralized/remote consultation methodologies. Each patient’s clinical history was screened before the visit to assess if a traditional clinical visit would be recommended or if a remote evaluation was to be preferred. Real world data (RWD) in the form of patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) and patient reported experiences (PREMs) were collected from patients who underwent televisit/teleconsultation through the eHealth platform. Results: During the lockdown period (from 8 March to 4 May 2020) a total of 1956 visits were managed. A total of 983 (50.26%) of these visits were performed via email (to apply for and to upload of documents) and phone call management; 31 visits (1.58%) were performed using the eHealth system. Substantially, all patients found the eHealth platform useful and user-friendly, consistently indicating that this type of service would also be useful after the pandemic. Conclusions: The rapid implementation of an eHealth system was feasible and well-accepted by the patients during the pandemic. However, we believe that further evidence is to be generated to further support large-scale adoption.

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Occupational burnout among radiation therapy technologists in Italy before and during COVID-19 pandemic

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Incidence and Cause of Occupational Burnout Syndrome Among Sonographers

Incidence and Cause of Occupational Burnout Syndrome Among Sonographers

An evaluation of the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic on interventional radiographers' wellbeing

KIT 1 (Keep in Touch) Project—Televisits for Cancer Patients during Italian Lockdown for COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real-World Experience of Establishing a Telemedicine System

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