Sanil Meghana, Machado Glevita, Nayak Varun R
Department of Respiratory Therapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India.
Can J Respir Ther. 2021 Jun 4;57:68-72. doi: 10.29390/cjrt-2021-005. eCollection 2021.
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a special section of the hospital where intense monitoring and patient care are required. Health care providers (HCPs) who work in the ICU are exposed to a stressful environment and, in the long run, this may lead to exhaustion and burnout. It is observed that the burnout in HCPs in the ICU may have an impact on patient care and the psychological wellbeing of the caregiver. Thus, we aimed to assess the burnout in HCPs working in the ICUs of a tertiary care hospital in South India.
A single-center, questionnaire-based survey was carried out by HCPs who work in the ICUs of a tertiary care hospital in South India. A Google form link was created after obtaining approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee. The link was then circulated to the HCPs who work in the ICU and the responses were collected. The Google form fetched data related to demographics, profession, area of work, duration of work per day, total days of work in the ICU during the work period, and details of night duty. The Oldenburg burnout inventory questionnaire was used to measure burnout in the HCPs.
A total of 60 HCPs with a mean age of 23.37±2.93 years, consented and filled out the online questionnaire. Of the 60 HCPs, 41 (68.33%) were females and 19 (31.67%) were males. Most of the participants were working in adult medical ICUs. The overall burnout level in all the participants was 2.39± 0.31, with the exhaustion level being 2.45±0.43 and the disengagement level being 2.32± 0.31. Between 70% and 80% of HCPs experienced high levels of burnout while working in the ICUs. Work area, work duration, sleep duration, and clinical experience had an impact on burnout levels of the HCPs.
Most of the HCPs who work in the ICU experience high levels of burnout. Lack of clinical experience in the ICU and long work hours with lack of sleep can increase burnout in the HCPs.
重症监护病房（ICU）是医院的一个特殊区域，需要进行密切监测和患者护理。在ICU工作的医护人员（HCPs）面临压力较大的工作环境，从长远来看，这可能导致疲惫和职业倦怠。据观察，ICU中HCPs的职业倦怠可能会对患者护理和护理人员的心理健康产生影响。因此，我们旨在评估印度南部一家三级护理医院ICU中HCPs的职业倦怠情况。
印度南部一家三级护理医院ICU的HCPs开展了一项基于问卷调查的单中心研究。在获得机构伦理委员会批准后创建了谷歌表单链接。然后将该链接分发给在ICU工作的HCPs并收集回复。谷歌表单获取了与人口统计学、职业、工作领域、每天工作时长、工作期间在ICU的总工作日以及夜班细节相关的数据。使用奥尔登堡倦怠量表问卷来测量HCPs的职业倦怠情况。
共有60名平均年龄为23.37±2.93岁的HCPs同意并填写了在线问卷。在这60名HCPs中，41名（68.33%）为女性，19名（31.67%）为男性。大多数参与者在成人医学ICU工作。所有参与者的总体倦怠水平为2.39±0.31，疲惫水平为2.45±0.43，脱离水平为2.32±0.31。70%至80%的HCPs在ICU工作期间经历了高水平的职业倦怠。工作领域、工作时长、睡眠时间和临床经验对HCPs的倦怠水平有影响。
大多数在ICU工作的HCPs经历了高水平的职业倦怠。在ICU缺乏临床经验以及长时间工作且睡眠不足会增加HCPs的职业倦怠。
