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A new scale, the COVID-19 Burnout Scale (COVID-19-BS), has been developed to measure pandemic-related burnout in the general population. This brief, valid, and reliable instrument assesses emotional, physical, and measure-related exhaustion.

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  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Pandemic-related burnout research has primarily focused on healthcare workers, neglecting the general population.
  • A significant gap exists in understanding and measuring burnout experienced by the public during pandemics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a reliable instrument for measuring pandemic-related burnout in the general population.
  • To create the COVID-19 Burnout Scale (COVID-19-BS) for widespread public use.

Main Methods:

  • Scale development involved literature review, expert panels, content validity ratio calculation, and cognitive interviews.
  • Structural and construct validity, along with reliability, were assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
  • Concurrent validity was evaluated through correlations with anxiety and depression measures.

Main Results:

  • Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a 3-factor structure (emotional exhaustion, physical exhaustion, exhaustion due to measures) for the COVID-19-BS.
  • The scale demonstrated high reliability, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from 0.860 to 0.921.
  • High concurrent validity was indicated by significant positive correlations with anxiety and depression.

Conclusions:

  • The 13-item, 3-factor COVID-19-BS is a brief, easy-to-administer, valid, and reliable tool.
  • This scale is suitable for assessing COVID-19-related burnout within the general public.
  • The development of the COVID-19-BS addresses the need for measuring pandemic-induced burnout in a broader population context.