Department of Pharmacy, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Duke CTSI Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Methods Core, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2020 May 7;77(10):790-796. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxaa043.
Studies of critical care physicians and nursing personnel indicate a potentially high rate of burnout. To date there is a paucity of data in critical care pharmacists assessing burnout in this group. The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of risk of burnout in critical care pharmacists.
Critical care pharmacists were solicited via email to complete an anonymous, electronic questionnaire regarding burnout. Subject demographic and employment characteristics were collected along with the validated, 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory Health Services Survey in the study cohort. Burnout was assessed from 3 aspects, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal accomplishment. High degree of burnout was defined as a score >27 in emotional exhaustion, or score >10 in depersonalization, or score <33 in personal achievement. Risk factors of burnout were evaluated using descriptive statistics and logistic regression.
Out of 3,140 critical care pharmacists, 193 (6.1%) completed surveys. The mean scores were 25.3, 7.5, and 36.7 for emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal achievement, respectively. Overall, 123 pharmacists (64%) reported at least one syndrome of burnout, and 28 pharmacists (14.5%) reported burnout in all 3 scales. No single risk factor was identified to be associated with the risk of burnout.
Risk of burnout is high in critical care pharmacists, at 64%, and is comparable to the risk in other critical care practitioner groups. This emphasizes the importance of continuing to evaluate risk factors for burnout and providing resources for burnout prevention to high-risk practitioners.
对重症监护医师和护理人员的研究表明，他们可能存在较高的倦怠风险。迄今为止，重症监护药师这一群体的倦怠数据仍然很少。本研究旨在评估重症监护药师倦怠的发生率。
通过电子邮件向重症监护药师征集意见，让他们填写一份匿名的电子问卷，了解其倦怠情况。研究对象的人口统计学和就业特征与经过验证的 22 项 Maslach 倦怠量表健康服务调查一起被收集。倦怠从三个方面进行评估，包括情绪疲惫、去人性化和缺乏个人成就感。高度倦怠定义为情绪疲惫得分为>27 分，或去人性化得分为>10 分，或个人成就得分为<33 分。使用描述性统计和逻辑回归评估倦怠的风险因素。
在 3140 名重症监护药师中，有 193 名（6.1%）完成了调查。情绪疲惫、去人性化和个人成就感降低的平均得分为 25.3、7.5 和 36.7。总体而言，123 名药师（64%）报告至少有一种倦怠综合征，28 名药师（14.5%）在所有 3 个量表中都报告了倦怠。没有发现任何单一的风险因素与倦怠的风险相关。
重症监护药师的倦怠风险很高，达到 64%，与其他重症监护从业者群体的风险相当。这强调了继续评估倦怠风险因素并为高风险从业者提供预防倦怠资源的重要性。
