Introduction: The changes in the working conditions of higher education staff during the pandemic caused difficulties in organizing the study process, which impacted both their physical and mental health.
Aim: The dual aim of this article was to apply a set of multidisciplinary interventions targeting disease prevention and evaluate the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary approach for post-COVID-19 disease prevention of the staff the Medical University of Varna (MU-Varna).
Materials and Methods: The surveyed group included all members of staff of MU-Varna (approx. 1500 people). Personalized survey questionnaires and standardized questionnaires were used. The applied methods were: descriptive statistics, non-parametric hypothesis tests, correlation analysis, etc.
Results: The majority of the surveyed subjects (63.9%) used a computer for more than six hours a day for five working days. Those who did sports twice or three times a week were 39.8%.
Moderate to severe anxiety was registered in 12.1% of the participants. More than half of the staff demonstrated a high degree of emotional exhaustion according to the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
A total of 40 employees received occlusal splints for treating their bruxism. They reported reduced episodes of affect, anxiety, and fatigue.
During eye examinations, the predominant eye conditions were presbyopia (62%) and dry eye syndrome (74%).
Cosmetic therapies causing controlled micro trauma on the skin had a faster and broader spectrum impact on the so-called mascne.
Conclusion: The project activities proved the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary approach for disease prevention and better quality of life of MU-Varna employees.
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