Burnout Syndrome in UK Intensive Care Unit staff: Data from all three Burnout Syndrome domains and across professional groups, genders and ages. (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vincent, Laura; Brindley, Peter G; Highfield, Julie; Innes, Richard; Greig, Paul; Suntharalingam, Ganesh
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Intensive Care Society. Volume 20:Number 4(2019:Nov.)
• Page Start: 363
• Page End: 369
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: Intensive care -- Burnout Syndrome -- wellbeing -- Maslach Burnout Inventory -- Depersonalisation -- Emotional Exhaustion -- Personal Accomplishment -- multi-disciplinary -- workplace stress; Critical care medicine -- Periodicals; Intensive care units -- Periodicals; 616.028
• DOI: 10.1177/1751143719860391
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-1437

Abstract

Introduction: This is the first comprehensive evaluation of Burnout Syndrome across the UK Intensive Care Unit workforce and in all three Burnout Syndrome domains: Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalisation and lack of Personal Accomplishment. Methods: A questionnaire was emailed to UK Intensive Care Society members, incorporating the 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey for medical personnel. Burnout Syndrome domain scores were stratified by 'risk'. Associations with gender, profession and age-group were explored. Results: In total, 996 multi-disciplinary responses were analysed. For Emotional Exhaustion, females scored higher and nurses scored higher than doctors. For Depersonalisation, males and younger respondents scored higher. Conclusion: Approximately one-third of Intensive Care Unit team-members are at 'high-risk' for Burnout Syndrome, though there are important differences according to domain, gender, age-group and profession. This data may encourage a more nuanced understanding of Burnout Syndrome and more personalised strategies for our heterogeneous workforce.