Hyperbaric Oxygenation in the Muilimodality Therapy of COVID-19-Associated Emotional Burnout in Physicians
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Study Objective: To assess the efficacy of adding hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) in Oxysys 4500 oxygen cabinet to a set of rehabilitative measures in healthcare professionals with emotional burnout syndrome (EBS). Study Design: Open-label prospective randomized comparative cohort study. Materials and Methods. We have examined 79 healthcare professionals who experienced stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have studied changes in the psychoemotional state of subjects during rehabilitation that included HBO procedures in Oxysys 4500. We used Beck’s depression test, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and methods for professional burnout diagnostics developed by C. Maslach and S. Jackson. Study Results. EBS and psychoemotional consequences of the stress were observed in two-thirds of respondents, predominantly in young persons, and were more often (р ≤ 0,05) recorded in subjects who did not have COVID-19. The contribution of the stress and state anxiety in the formation of EBS symptoms allows making them a target for psychoemotional stabilisation and elimination of consequences of the occupational stress. Addition of HBO sessions to the therapy resulted in reduction in depression and reduced state anxiety. Conclusion. The high efficacy of HBO addition to rehabilitation of healthcare professionals with EBS has been demonstrated. Keywords: emotional burnout syndrome, hyperbaric oxygenation, COVID-19.
Source: Doctor Ru
Authors: A.A. Kukshina, Moscow, Russian Federation, A.V. Kotelnikova, E.A. Turova, A.M. Schikota, D.I. Tagirova
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4285036504