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Burnout Among New Zealand-born Pacific Communities: Results of a Cross-sectional Online Survey
Asetoa Sam Pilisi1, John Sluyter2, Justis Kamu3
1School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. sam.pilisi@auckland.ac.nz.
Background:
Burnout prevalence and its determinants among Pacific communities are not well established.
Aim & Methods:
We conducted a community co-designed cross-sectional online survey through social media platforms to investigate determinants of burnout and high burnout frequency among NZ-born Pacific people aged 18-65 years. Regression models were used to examine determinants of burnout prevalence and high burnout frequency.
Results:
Burnout prevalence was very high (89.5%) from the 1092 survey participants recruited. Of the 977 people who reported burnout, 50.3% identified work life as the primary source and 49.4% experienced high burnout frequency. In best-fitting model analysis, responsibilities preventing adequate sleep, exercise or healthy eating (odds ratio (OR) = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.23-2.81, p < 0.001) and financial giving with few boundaries (OR=1.54, 95%, CI: 0.99-2.45, p=0.049) were associated with higher odds of burnout. This pattern was also reflected in best-fitting model analysis, where responsibilities preventing adequate sleep, exercise or healthy eating (OR = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.43-2.60, p < 0.001) and financial giving with few boundaries (OR=1.67, 95% CI: 1.26-2.22, p < 0.001) were significant determinants of high burnout frequency.
Conclusions:
Culturally contextualized burnout interventions are needed for Pacific communities. Selflessness and responsibilities preventing physiological needs to be met are associated with increased odds of burnout and high burnout frequency.
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