Open AccessBurnout Syndrome in the Health Human Resource as a consequence of COVID-19
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2577-8005
DOI - 10.33140/mcr.05.016
Subject(s) - burnout , covid-19 , pandemic , coronavirus , health care , medicine , work (physics) , virology , economic growth , outbreak , disease , economics , pathology , engineering , clinical psychology , mechanical engineering , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Society is undergoing abrupt changes, the latest pandemic (COVID-19) has hit society in such a way that it is important to consider its effects. The medical world is facing a new virus; hospitals are becoming more crowded every day. The case of Mexico is one of many that exemplify the health emergency. The effect of the new coronavirus COVID-19 is such that it directly affects health promoters. Health workers are forced to intervene, and in order to mitigate or control the spread of the virus, they must be exposed to longer working hours. The objective is to elucidate how the excess work of the Health Human Resource directly caused by the new coronavirus COVID 19 can cause Burnout Syndrome in health promoters.