World J Psychiatry. May 19, 2025; 15(5): 104880 Published online May 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104880
Evaluating burnout syndrome among healthcare workers: Prevalence and risk factors
Xue-Jian Wang
Xue-Jian Wang, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Wang XJ contributed to all works of this manuscript, read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the Science and Technology Program of Nantong City, No. Key003; Nantong Young Medical Expert, No. 46; Science and Technology Program of Nantong Health Committee, No. MA2019003, No. MA2021017 and No. MSZ2024038; Science and Technology Program of Nantong City, No. JCZ2022040; and Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, No. KD2021JYYJYB025, No. KD2022KYJJZD022, and No. KD2024KYJJ289.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author declare that has no conflict of interest.
Corresponding author: Xue-Jian Wang, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No. 702 East, No. 666 Shengli Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China. 6841441@163.com
Received: January 5, 2025 Revised: February 16, 2025 Accepted: March 6, 2025 Published online: May 19, 2025 Processing time: 115 Days and 19.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Globally, health care workers are facing a major problem called burnout syndrome, which is characterized by emotional alienation, burnout, and decreased personal fulfillment. This physical and mental stress has a significant impact on the quality of care and health of medical personnel. This study delves into the challenges facing Somalia’s healthcare system, such as lack of resources, heavy workloads, long working hours, and high-pressure environments that make healthcare personnel particularly vulnerable to burnout. Health care worker burnout syndrome is a problem that requires our high attention and collective response. Only through the joint efforts of medical institutions, governments, society and individuals can we create a good working environment for these angels who protect our health, so that they can devote their enthusiasm and energy to medical work and continue to contribute to our health cause.
