COVID-19 Burnout Subject to the Dynamic Zero-COVID Policy in Hong Kong: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the COVID-19 Burnout Frequency Scale

We sought to develop and validate a self-assessment burnout scale of the Chinese general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of a dynamic zero-COVID policy. Factors relevant to individuals’ burnout during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic were identified in the literature and throug...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 14; no. 14; p. 8235
Main Authors Lau, Sam S. S., Ho, Cherry C. Y., Pang, Rebecca C. K., Su, Susan, Kwok, Heather, Fung, Sai-fu, Ho, Roger C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2022
Subjects
Anxiety
Burnout
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Factor analysis
Fatigue
Fear
Medical research
Pandemics
Population
Quarantine
Reliability analysis
Self-assessment
Social networks
Stress
Sustainability
Hong Kong China
China
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Summary:We sought to develop and validate a self-assessment burnout scale of the Chinese general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of a dynamic zero-COVID policy. Factors relevant to individuals’ burnout during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic were identified in the literature and through the reviews of an expert panel. A convenience sample of 1087 was randomly divided into two subsamples and the scale’s psychometric properties were assessed. Findings suggested that the COVID-19 BFS has adequate reliability (α = 0.90) along with factorial, concurrent, and convergent validity. Results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the one-factor structure of the scale. Concurrent validity results indicate a significant positive correlation between COVID-19 BFS and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (r = 0.131, p < 0.001), suggesting that individuals with higher levels of burnout may also have higher levels of fear of COVID, or vice versa. The scale was also correlated positively with being against the dynamic zero-COVID strategy (r = 0.340, p < 0.001), indicating that a higher level of burnout may be associated with individuals who are against the dynamic zero-COVID strategy. The results suggest the five-item COVID-19 BFS is a valid and reliable scale for the measurement of burnout frequency of the Chinese general population in relation to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic in a dynamic zero-COVID policy context.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su14148235