Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment: exploring burnout in Gaza's healthcare workforce during the war

Journal article by B. Aldabbour, L.A. Dardas, L. Hamed, and colleagues examining burnout among 667 healthcare workers across nine institutions in Gaza during the War on Gaza, using the Arabic version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory to assess levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. The study finds high levels of emotional exhaustion in 52% of participants, depersonalization in 25%, and low personal accomplishment in 40%, with 78% lacking access to mental health services. Religious coping emerged as the most common mechanism, reported by 63.7% of participants. Recommended for occupational health researchers, healthcare system analysts, and practitioners working on healthcare worker wellbeing in conflict settings., as t This article provides the most systematic empirical examination of burnout in Gaza's healthcare workforce during the current war, with findings relevant to both immediate response planning and longer-term health system reconstruction.