Coping Strategies Among Healthcare Workers With Burnout Syndrome In Ksa: A Narrative Review

Abstract

Burnout syndrome is a distress to healthcare workers, presenting various negative implications to the healthcare providers, patients and even the healthcare organization. The situation in Saudi Arabia, where studies have reported high levels of burnout, calls for evidence-based coping strategies to steer up future interventions. This narrative review explored the various coping strategies among healthcare workers with burnout syndrome in KSA through the perspectives of transactional model of stress and coping. Insightful studies were reviewed. Accordingly, this review established that individual-level coping strategies like self-care practices and seeking social support were identified. The review further noted that limited research exists on organizational interventions within KSA. However, workload management and work-life balance initiatives were noted to be crucial. Religious practices, such as prayers and medications also emerged as prominent coping mechanisms, highlighting the potential importance of culturally-sensitive approaches.