  Using a systematic review and meta-analysis, this study investigates the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on job burnout among nurses. We review
healthcare articles following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines and identify the main
aspects and factors of burnout among nurses during the pandemic. Using the
Maslach Burnout questionnaire, we searched PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google
Scholar, three open-access databases, for relevant sources measuring emotional
burnout, personal failure, and nurse depersonalization. Two reviewers extract
and screen data from the sources and evaluate the risk of bias. The analysis
reveals that 2.75% of nurses experienced job burnout during the pandemic, with
a 95% confidence interval and rates varying from 1.87% to 7.75%. These findings
emphasize the need for interventions to address the pandemic's effect on job
burnout among nurses and enhance their well-being and healthcare quality. We
recommend considering individual, organizational, and contextual factors
influencing healthcare workers' burnout. Future research should focus on
identifying effective interventions to lower burnout in nurses and other
healthcare professionals during pandemics and high-stress situations.
