Burnout and associated psychological issues among teachers: A Scoping Review

Introduction Worldwide, stress and burnout continue to be a problem among teachers, leading to anxiety and depression. Burnout may adversely affect teachers’ health and is a risk factor for poor physical and mental well-being. Determining the prevalence and correlates of stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression among teachers is essential for addressing this public health concern. Objectives To determine the extent of the current literature on the prevalence and correlates of stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression among teachers Methods This scoping review was performed using the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews). Relevant search terms were used to determine the prevalence and correlates of teachers’ stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression. Articles were identified using MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Data Base), APA PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Scopus Elsevier and ERIC (Education Resources Information Center). The articles were extracted, reviewed, collated, and thematically analyzed, and the results were summarized and reported. Results When only clinically meaningful (moderate to severe) psychological conditions among teachers were considered, the prevalence of burnout ranged from 25.12% to 74%, stress ranged from 8.3% to 87.1%, anxiety ranged from 38% to 41.2% and depression ranged from 4% to 77%. The correlates of stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression identified in this review include socio-demographic factors such as sex, age, marital status, and school (organizational) and work-related factors including the years of teaching, class size, job satisfaction, and the subject taught. Conclusions Teaching is challenging and yet one of the most rewarding professions, but several factors correlate with stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression among teachers. Highlighting these factors is the first step in recognizing the magnitude of the issues encountered by those in the teaching profession. Implementation of a school-based awareness and intervention program is crucial to resolve the early signs of teacher stress and burnout to avoid future deterioration. Disclosure of Interest None Declared

Introduction: Mindfulness refers to a process that leads to a mental state characterized by non-judgmental awareness of the present moment experience, including one´s sensations, thoughts, bodily states, consciousness, and the environment, while encouraging openness, curiosity, and acceptance.Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to review the ways in which cognitive and behavioural treatments for depression and anxiety have been advanced by the application of mindfulness practices.Methods: Brief non-systematic literature on the topic.MBIs have showed efficacy in reducing the severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in a broad range of treatment seeking individuals.MBIs have also been showed to perform with not so different results to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).Conclusions: MBIs have been showed to be important co-adjuvants to pharmacological treatment and psychotherapy of depression and anxiety.To prove this point without doubts and create adequate guidelines that include these forms of treatment more research needs to be done on the matter.

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Burnout and associated psychological issues among teachers: A Scoping Review Introduction: Worldwide, stress and burnout continue to be a problem among teachers, leading to anxiety and depression.Burnout may adversely affect teachers' health and is a risk factor for poor physical and mental well-being.Determining the prevalence and correlates of stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression among teachers is essential for addressing this public health concern.Objectives: To determine the extent of the current literature on the prevalence and correlates of stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression among teachers Methods: This scoping review was performed using the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews).Relevant search terms were used to determine the prevalence and correlates of teachers' stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression.Articles were identified using MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Data Base), APA PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Scopus Elsevier and ERIC (Education Resources Information Center).The articles were extracted, reviewed, collated, and thematically analyzed, and the results were summarized and reported.Results: When only clinically meaningful (moderate to severe) psychological conditions among teachers were considered, the prevalence of burnout ranged from 25.12% to 74%, stress ranged from 8.3% to 87.1%, anxiety ranged from 38% to 41.2% and depression ranged from 4% to 77%.The correlates of stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression identified in this review include sociodemographic factors such as sex, age, marital status, and school (organizational) and work-related factors including the years of teaching, class size, job satisfaction, and the subject taught.
Introduction: Fort McMurray, a city in northern Alberta, Canada, has experienced multiple traumatic events in the last five years, including the 2016 wildfire, the 2020 floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic.Traumatic events often lead to increased mental health burdens in affected communities.Objectives: To assess if the number of traumatic events experienced by residents of Fort McMurray correlates with the prevalence and severity of mental health issues experienced.Methods: A cross-sectional study using an online survey questionnaire was used to gather demographic, trauma (wildfire, flooding, and COVID-19), and clinical information from the resident of Fort McMurray between April 24 to June 2 2021.Likely Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and low resilience were measured using standardized rating scales.Data were analyzed with SPSS version 26 using Chi-Square tests and multivariate regression analysis.Results: Respondents who experienced COVID-19 and either flood or wildfire traumas (N = 101) were eleven times more likely to have GAD symptoms (OR: 11.39; 95% CI: 1.43-91.04),four times more likely to have likely MDD, (OR: 3.85; 95% CI: .995-14.90), ten times more likely to have likely PTSD (OR: 10.47; 95% CI: 1.28-85.67),and low resilience (OR: 10.56; 95% CI: 1.21-92.17).Respondents who experienced COVID-19, flooding, and wildfire traumas (N = 47) were eighteen times more likely to express GAD symptoms (OR: 18.30; 95% CI: 2.20-152.45)and more than eleven times likely to have likely PTSD (OR: 11.41;) in comparison to the respondents who experienced COVID-19 only trauma (N = 19).Conclusions: Measures to reduce climate change and associated natural disasters could reduce the impact of cumulative trauma and associated mental health burden in vulnerable populations.It is essential that more mental health resources are mobilized to support communities impacted by multiple natural disasters.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and thoughts of self-harm among female residents of Fort McMurray.Methods: A cross-sectional study using an online survey questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic and clinical information from the resident of Fort McMurray between April 24 to June 2 2021.Suicidal ideation and thoughts of self-harm among females were assessed using the ninth question of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, a validated screening tool used to assess depression symptoms.Likely Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and low resilience were measured using standardized rating scales.Data were analyzed with SPSS version 25 using Chi-Square tests and multivariate logistic regression analysis.Results: Among Fort McMurray residents, 249 accessed the online survey, while 186 ultimately completed it, yielding a survey completion rate of 74.7%.Of these, 159 (85%) were females.After controlling for other variables in the regression model, respondents who expressed a desire to receive mental health counselling were more than seven times more likely to report suicidal ideation and thoughts of self-harm compared to the respondents who didn't desire to receive mental health counselling (OR: 7.29; 95% CI: 1.19 -44.58).Similarly, respondents who reported having abused alcohol in the past year were nearly four times more likely to report suicidal ideation or thoughts of self-harm compared to the respondents who said they had not abused alcohol in the past year (OR: 3.91; 95% CI: 1.05 -14.57).Conclusions: High prevalence of suicidal thoughts and thoughts of self-harm were reported among female residents of Fort McMurray.Timely access to adequate mental health support should be offered to female residents of communities impacted by multiple natural disasters, particularly residents who self-report alcohol abuse or desire to receive mental health counselling

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Results: Mindfulness has spread rapidly in Western psychology research and practice, in large because of the success of standardized mindfulness-based interventions, consequently research on mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) has increased exponentially in the past decade.The most common include Mindfullness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), which incorporate the essence of Eastern mindfulness practices into the Western cognitive-behavioral practice.
Interest: None Declared EPV0700 Predictors of suicidal ideation among female residents in a community impacted by multiple natural disasters.Introduction: Suicidal ideation and thoughts of self-harm continue to be challenging public health problems.It's presently unknown what the prevalence and correlates of suicidal thoughts and self-harm are in female residents of Fort McMurray, a city that has endured wildfires, flooding, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the last five years.