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Table 3 Characteristics of studies on burnout among combined populations of healthcare workers in the Middle East (N = 22)

From: Burnout among healthcare providers in the complex environment of the Middle East: a systematic review

1st author, Year

Country

Study population

Burnout assessment

EE (%) or mean ± SD

DP (%) or mean ± SD

PA (%) or mean ± SD

Overall Burnout or mean ± SD

Abarghouei,

2016 [147]

Iran

Hospital personnel: (N = 340): health sector (N = 170) and administrative sector (N = 170)

MBI

21.7 ± 7.3

9.6 ± 3.7

26.8 ± 6.2

–

Abdo, 2016 [148]

Egypt

Physicians (N = 266) and nurses (N = 284) at an emergency hospital

MBI

Nurses: 52.8%

Physicians: 29.7%

Nurses: 44.4%

Physicians: 45.6%

Nurses: 96.5%

Physicians: 99.2%

–

Alacacioglu, 2009 [149]

Turkey

Physicians (N = 77) and nurses (N = 56) at an oncology clinic

MBI

Nurses: 5.4%

Physicians: 7.8%

Nurses: 5.4%

Physicians: 15.6%

Nurses: 100%

Physicians: 100%

–

Alameddine, 2011 [150]

Lebanon

Employees working at an emergency department (N = 256):

MBI

54.9%

43.5%

44.5%

–

Alameddine, 2012 [151]

Lebanon

Health providers (N = 755)

MBI

23.3%

12.8%

18.7%

–

Alameddine, 2017 [152]

Lebanon

Health providers (N = 1000)

MBI-HSS

22.1%

10.8%

42.1%

–

Ashtari, 2009 [153]

Iran

Mental health service providers (N = 100)

MBI

29.4 ± 6.9

9.3 ± 2.1

35.5 ± 7.0

–

Bijari, 2016 [154]

Iran

Rural health workers (N = 423)

MBI

17.7%

6.4%

53%

5.7%^

Calgan, 2011 [155]

Turkey

Community pharmacists (N = 251)

MBI

16.8

4.0

22.0

–

Demirci, 2010 [156]

Turkey

Oncology employees (N = 90)

MBI

23.80 ± 10.98

42%

5.21 ± 4.99

20%

36.23 ± 8.05

35.6%

–

Devebakan, 2018 [157]

Turkey

Healthcare workers (N = 80)

MBI

–

–

–

–

Gokcen, 2013

[158]

Turkey

Emergency department workers (N = 270): doctors(N = 630), nurses(N = 85), paramedics (N = 122)

MBI

14.3 ± 8.2

6.5 ± 4.3

18.9 ± 6.5.

 

Gulalp, 2008 [159]

Israel

Emergency physicians (N = 8) nurses (N = 40), and nurse’s aide (N = 12)

MBI

19.1 ± 9.1

7.8 ± 4.7

22.3 ± 5.9

–

Guveli, 2015 [160]

Turkey

Oncology health workers (N = 159)

MBI

14.2 ± 7.2

4.9 ± 3.4

6.2 ± 5.3

–

Hamdan, 2017 [161]

Palestine

Emergency workers: physicians (N = 142), nurses (N = 161), and administrative personnel (N = 141).

MBI-HSS

64.8%

38.1%

34.6%

–

Hosseiniarzfuni, 2015 [162]

Iran

Nurses (N = 35) and technicians (N = 32)

MBI

–

–

–

Technicians: 19%^

Nurses: 24%^

Kabir, 2016 [163]

Iran

Healthcare workers (N = 1141)

MBI

–

–

–

9.1%^

Kömür 2017

[164]

Turkey

Mortuary staff (N = 142): forensic medicine specialists (N = 40), forensic medicine residents (N = 54), autopsy technicians (N = 45) and other staff members (N = 24)

MBI

11.1 ± 6.6

14%

8.2 ± 3.6

32.4%

17.4 ± 5.5

76.1%

–

Malakouti, 2011 [165]

Iran

Rural mental health workers (Behvarzes) (N = 212)

MBI

14.5 ± 9.9

2.2 ± 3.4

33.8 ± 10.4

–

Tarcan, 2017 [166]

Turkey

Health professionals (N = 250): doctors (N = 38), nurses (N = 55), technicians (N = 118), and medical secretaries (N = 39).

MBI-HSS

3.6 ± 1.3

2.8 ± 1.2

3.8 ± 1.1

–

Tekin, 2017 [167]

Turkey

Health care professionals (N = 120): nurses (N = 73) and doctors (N = 47)

MBI

Type D personality (negative):

20.7 ± 7.6 (positive):

16.3 ± 8.7

Type D personality (negative):

6.8 ± 4.2

(positive):

4.5 ± 4.2

Type D personality (negative): 11.7 ± 5.2

(positive): 9.7 ± 5.9

–

Tunc, 2009 [168]

Turkey

Health care professionals (250): physicians (N = 170) and nurses (N = 81)

MBI-HSS

Physicians:

1.6 ± 0.9

Nurses:

2.2 ± 0.9

Physicians:

0.9 ± 0.7

Nurses:

1.3 ± 0.8

Physicians:

1.0 ± 0.7

Nurses:

1.4 ± 0.8

–

  1. Abbreviations: MBI = Maslach Burnout Inventory; MBI-HSS = Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey
  2. *Overall burnout prevalence based on high burnout score in at least one of the burnout categories
  3. ^Overall burnout prevalence based on high burnout scores in all three of the burnout categories
  4. +Unclear how overall burnout prevalence was defined