AUTHOR=Kasemy Zeinab A. , Abd-Ellatif Eman E. , Abdel Latif Asmaa A. , Bahgat Nadia M. , Shereda Hanaa Mohammad Abo , Shattla Safaa Ibrahim , Aboalizm Samira E. , Abd Elhy Asmaa Hamed , Allam Abeer R. , Ramadan Ahmed N. , Amer Hemat Mostafa , Ahmed Naglaa Abdelmawgoud , AlJifri Abobakr A. , El Dalatony Mervat M. 

TITLE=Prevalence of Workaholism Among Egyptian Healthcare Workers With Assessment of Its Relation to Quality of Life, Mental Health and Burnout

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.581373

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2020.581373

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Introduction:</bold> Work is a social double edged weapon activity that may have positive and negative effects on individual's quality of life and health.</p><p><bold>Objectives:</bold> To estimate workaholism prevalence and to determine its effects on quality of life, mental health, and burnout among healthcare workers (HCWs).</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> Using a cross-sectional study, 1,080 Egyptian participants distributed as HCWs and non-HCWs were recruited. The study included 4 questionnaires to assess workaholism, quality of life (QoL), Psychological capital questionnaire (<bold>PCQ</bold>), and General health questionnaire (GHQ). Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was applied to critical specialty HCWs in addition to pro-inflammatory markers including Il6, TNFα, and CoQ10.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> This study revealed that 24.4 and 24.8% of HCWs were workaholic and hardworking, respectively, in comparison to 5.9 and 28.1% among non-HCWs (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001). Somatic symptoms and anxiety/ insomnia domains of GHQ were higher among HCWs than non-HCWs (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001 and 0.002, respectively). QoL was significantly lower among HCWs than non-HCWs (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001). Workaholism was reported among 43.2% of HCWs with critical specialty (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001). Components of PCQ components were significantly higher among HCWs with critical specialty than non-critical HCWs while QoL showed the reverse (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05). Working excessively was a predictor to burnout [Emotional exhaustion (β = –0.23) and depersonalization (β = −0.25)] and TNFα (β = 0.41). Emotional exhaustion was a predictor to Il6 (β = 0.66), TNFα (β = 0.73), and CoQ10 (β = −0.78).</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> There is a significant association between workaholism and psychologically poor-health and poor quality of life among HCWs. Critical specialty healthcare workers showed association between workaholism, burnout and pro-inflammatory markers. Addressing of personal characteristics, supporting factors in the work environment and periodic examination of the healthcare workers and responding accordingly is required.</p>