assessing job burnout status in front-line healthcare providers at mazandaran university of medical sciences during the covid-19 epidemic in 2022

Background: the covid-19 epidemic was a biological disaster that may cause or exacerbate burnout in healthcare professionals (hcps). our goal was to determine the impact of the long-term covid-19 epidemic on burnout in front-line healthcare workers and the factors affecting it.materials and methods: this cross-sectional survey on front-line hcps’ job burnout based on an online platform was conducted at mazandaran university of medical sciences. the demographic characteristics, medical-work-related factors, and covid-19 exposure were collected by the self-reported farsi version of the maslach burnout inventory questionnaire.results: out of 2100 sent questionnaires, 924 participants completed them (44% response rate) of which 280 were male (30.3%). overall, 850(92%) respondents had a high level of emotional exhaustion, 872(94.4%) had a high level of depersonalization, and 112(12.1%) had a high reduced personal accomplishment. there was a significant relation between higher burnout levels with higher education levels, working in hospitals as clinical staff, and pre-hospital operational personnel as well as having direct contact with a significant number of covid-19 patients. a significant number of participants (94.2%) were in severe and moderate burnout levels.conclusion: there was a significant increase in job burnout among front-line hcps during the covid-19 epidemic compared to former similar studies at the beginning of the epidemic and non-epidemic periods. it is recommended that in disaster management planning, especially in long-standing ones like covid-19, the proper programs should be considered for increasing the resilience of hcps.