Levels of Burnout and Engagement after COVID-19 among Psychology and Nursing Students in Spain: A Cohort Study
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Aguayo Estremera, Raimundo; Cañadas De La Fuente, Gustavo Raúl; Pradas Hernández, Laura; Martos Cabrera, María Begoña; Velando Soriano, Almudena; Fuente Solana, Emilia I. De LaEditorial
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Burnout COVID-19 Engagement Students Cohort study
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2022-12-26Referencia bibliográfica
Aguayo-Estremera, R... [et al.]. Levels of Burnout and Engagement after COVID-19 among Psychology and Nursing Students in Spain: A Cohort Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 377. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010377]
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Junta de Andalucia P20_00627Resumen
The COVID pandemic has 0drastically changed the functioning of universities in Spain and
may have altered individuals’ behaviours and emotions, the way they engage in the learning process
and their psychological well-being. Burnout syndrome is a psychological problem that arises from
persistent confrontation with emotional and interpersonal stressors. COVID-related burnout among
Spanish students has received little research attention. For this study, a pre-post cohort study design
was used. Data were collected using the Maslach Burnout Inventory—Student Survey, the Granada
Burnout Questionnaire for university students, the UtrechtWork Engagement Scale and the Fear of
CoronaVirus-19 scale. The population was composed of two samples of 190 and 226 students from
Spanish universities. According to the results obtained, significant differences were observed between
the pre- and post-test samples. Levels of burnout were higher after the COVID-19 pandemic and
students’ levels of engagement have dropped significantly following their experiences of the COVID
pandemic. This study shows the impact that the covid pandemic has had on Spanish university
students, impacts which may have had important consequences for their mental and physical health.
It is necessary to implement intervention programs to enable students to recover, at least, the levels
of burnout and engagement prevailing before the outbreak of the pandemic.