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Prevalence of burnout, depression, anxiety and stress in Australian midwives: a cross-sectional survey

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, January 2017
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Title
Prevalence of burnout, depression, anxiety and stress in Australian midwives: a cross-sectional survey
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, January 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12884-016-1212-5
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D. K. Creedy, M. Sidebotham, J. Gamble, Julie Pallant, J. Fenwick

Abstract

The health and wellbeing of midwives are important considerations for workforce retention and quality care. The occurrence and relationships among mental health conditions such as burnout and depression have received little attention. We investigated the prevalence of burnout, depression, anxiety and stress in Australian midwives. An online survey was conducted in September 2014. Participants were recruited through the Australian College of Midwives and professional networks. The survey sought personal and professional details. Standard measures included the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) (Personal, Work and Client subscales), and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS). The sample was collapsed into two groups according to DASS clinical cut-offs (normal/mild versus moderate/severe/extreme). Effect size statistics were calculated and judged according to Cohen's guidelines. One thousand thirty-seven surveys were received. Respondents were predominantly female (98%), with an average age of 46.43 years, and 16.51 years of practice. Using a CBI subscale cut-off score of 50 and above (moderate and higher), 64.9% (n = 643) reported personal burnout; 43.8% (n = 428) reported work-related burnout; and 10.4% (n = 102) reported client-related burnout. All burnout subscales were significantly correlated with depression, anxiety and stress, particularly personal and work-related burnout with Spearman's rho correlations ranging from .51 to .63 (p < .001). Around 20% of midwives reported moderate/ severe/ extreme levels of depression (17.3%); anxiety (20.4%), and stress (22.1%) symptoms. Mann-Whitney U tests revealed significant differences between groups with depression (r = .43), anxiety (r = .41) and stress (r = 48) having a medium size effect on burnout. Prevalence of personal and work-related burnout in Australian midwives was high. The physical and psychological exhaustion associated with the different types of burnout were reflected in symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms. Further research is needed to support the personal well-being of midwives and minimize workplace burnout by developing short and long term strategies.

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Unknown 480 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 69 14%
Student > Bachelor 63 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 35 7%
Researcher 31 6%
Student > Postgraduate 25 5%
Other 84 18%
Unknown 173 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 111 23%
Medicine and Dentistry 65 14%
Psychology 50 10%
Business, Management and Accounting 13 3%
Social Sciences 12 3%
Other 43 9%
Unknown 186 39%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 33. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 December 2023.
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#1,183,279
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#246
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#10
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