RT Journal Article
T1 Burnout in Spanish Security Forces during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A1 Gómez Galán, José
A1 Lázaro Pérez, Cristina
A1 Martínez López, José Ángel
A1 Fernández Martínez, María Mar
AB Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, members of the State SecurityForces and the Armed Forces have been mobilized to guarantee the security and mobility of thepopulation and to support health institutions by providing personnel for care, creating field hospitals,transferring the sick and the dead, etc. The objective of this study was to determine the levels ofburnout in these professionals using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scale, both in its differentsubscales and its total value. The study was developed using a quantitative methodology through asimple random sample (n = 2182). An ad hoc questionnaire was administered including variablesrelated to: (a) socio-demographic issues, (b) subjective perceptions about their working conditionsand the need for psychological and psychiatric treatment, and (c) the Death Anxiety Scale developedby Collett–Lester, and the MBI. The results show high levels of burnout (28.5%) in all its subscales:emotional exhaustion (53.8%), depersonalization (58.0%), and lack of personal development (46.3%).The logistic regression verifies a series of predictive variables that coincide in each of the subscales.These data indicate the need to implement prevention and treatment measures for workers so thattheir, stress, and anxiety to which they are subjected during their professional activity does notbecome a norm that can have negative repercussions for them, especially given the risk of newpandemic waves.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2020
FD 2020-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19379
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19379
LA eng
NO Gómez Galán, J., Lázaro Pérez, C., Martínez López, J. Á., & Fernández Martínez, M. del M. (2020). Burnout in Spanish Security Forces during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(23), 8790. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238790
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026