Factors and health outcomes of job burnout

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08 November 2022

Editorial: Factors and health outcomes of job burnout

Angela Stufano

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John Koku Awoonor-Williams

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Luigi Vimercati

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University of Bari Aldo Moro

Luigi Vimercati

University of Bari Aldo Moro

John Koku Awoonor-Williams

Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS)

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Job burnout is characterised by extreme stress related to work. The symptoms usually refer to physical and/or emotional exhaustion, as well as feeling unaccomplished at work. Job burnout is becoming more commonplace, especially after many workers had to experience working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The separation between work and home life have increasingly become blurred and often workers feel they are doing more hours and are unable to relax. Even before the pandemic, workers that have to commit to long hours (such as medical staff) could easily fall into states of burnout, and as the pandemic continues, these experiences are becoming exacerbated.

The goal of this Research Topic is to attract hight quality research papers that address the factors associated with job burnout, as well as the potential health outcomes from burnout in various occupations. This research will be important in shaping future Occupational Health and Safety policies, as well as mental health policies centred around the workplace. This Research Topic will accept manuscripts including, but not limited to, the following:

• Factors associated with burnout syndrome in medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Emergency services staff experiencing burnout

• Impact of working from home and job burnout

• Job burnout and mental health

• How companies can help mitigate burnout symptoms

Job burnout is characterised by extreme stress related to work. The symptoms usually refer to physical and/or emotional exhaustion, as well as feeling unaccomplished at work. Job burnout is becoming more commonplace, especially after many workers had to experience working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The separation between work and home life have increasingly become blurred and often workers feel they are doing more hours and are unable to relax. Even before the pandemic, workers that have to commit to long hours (such as medical staff) could easily fall into states of burnout, and as the pandemic continues, these experiences are becoming exacerbated.

The goal of this Research Topic is to attract hight quality research papers that address the factors associated with job burnout, as well as the potential health outcomes from burnout in various occupations. This research will be important in shaping future Occupational Health and Safety policies, as well as mental health policies centred around the workplace. This Research Topic will accept manuscripts including, but not limited to, the following:

• Factors associated with burnout syndrome in medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Emergency services staff experiencing burnout

• Impact of working from home and job burnout

• Job burnout and mental health

• How companies can help mitigate burnout symptoms

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University of Bari Aldo Moro

Luigi Vimercati

University of Bari Aldo Moro

John Koku Awoonor-Williams

Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS)

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