Pooled prevalence of burnout among healthcare workers during COVID-19

52%

percent of healthcare workers, healthcare workers during COVID-19 (30 studies searched to January 2021)

“The pooled overall prevalence of burnout was 52% [95% confidence interval (CI) 40–63%].”

Frontiers in Psychiatry 2021, A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Burnout Among Healthcare Workers During COVID-19, 2021-11

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Healthcare workers only, not the general population; burnout is not a diagnosis and studies used different instruments and cut-offs.

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