@article{Awooda_2020, title={Burnout syndrome among health care workers is associated with violence against them. What needs to be done?}, volume={15}, url={https://knepublishing.com/index.php/SJMS/article/view/7230}, DOI={10.18502/sjms.v15i5.7230}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background</strong>: During SARS-CoV2 pandemic, patients are becoming more aggressive against health care workers when seeking their demands. Violence against Health care workers is of multifactor, and a one that strongly has associated is their burnout syndrome.</p> <p><strong>Objectives</strong>: The aim of this study was to draw a conclusion from the previous literatures about the association of violence against HCWs and their burnout syndrome. Also to find out other associated factors and solutions for this phenomenon.</p> <p><strong>Results:&nbsp; </strong>HCWs are subjected to stressful situations and high pressure; of highly infectious diseases (SARS-CoV2), shortage of PPE, working for more than 24 hours’ duty, without payment or reward, difficulties in the workplace and a poor hospital administration; all’s can lead to burnout syndrome. On the other hand, patient’s demand for the high expectations of their needs and attendants’ (co-patients) fearfulness, anxiousness about their patient fate. Also, patient or co-patients believes on a doctor to be the only savior, so any unexpected behavior or un sympathy from the burned-out HCWs can result in aggressiveness and violence<strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The high prevalence of burnout syndrome among HCWs has become a global issue. A real attempt should be made focusing on the radical solution of the problem of burnout syndrome, rather than to enact laws to punish the aggressors against HCWs.</p&gt;}, number={5}, journal={Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS)}, author={Awooda, Elhadi}, year={2020}, month={Oct.}, pages={128–135} }