burnout and coping mechanism during the national covid-19 recovery plan phase: assessing the impact on malaysian osh competent persons

Background: the covid-19 pandemic has affected millions of people and its impact continues to be felt during the post-pandemic phase. this study aimed to measure the occurrences of burnout and the coping mechanisms adopted by malaysian osh competent persons during the national post-pandemic recovery plan phase.materials and methods: a cross-sectional study of 403 osh-competent persons was conducted between february and june 2023 using an online form to measure burnout with the validated 19-item copenhagen burnout inventory and coping mechanisms with the brief cope questionnaire. ibm spss (version 26.0) was used to assess associations through linear regression analysis, with p-values <0.05 considered significant.results: all three domains of personal, work, and client-related burnout were within the low-burnout range with a score of 17.9 (±3.5), 18.4 (±3.1), and 26.8 (±5.8), respectively. the highest mean score of the coping strategy was emotion-focused at 26.8 (± 5.8). personal-related burnout was significantly associated with avoidant (β = 0.24, p<.001), problem-focused (β = 0.16, p=.014), and emotion-focused coping (β = 0.18, p=.005), while client-related burnout was significantly linked with avoidant (β = -0.28, p<.001) and emotion-focused coping (β = -0.13, p=.046). no other significant associations were found between variables.conclusions: burnout levels in personal, work, and client-related domains were low, with emotion-focused coping being the most common strategy among this population. personal-related burnout was linked to all coping types, while client-related burnout correlated with avoidant and emotion-focused coping. thus, comprehensive training on effective coping strategies is crucial to prevent future burnout in this population.