High-level burnout in physicians and nurses working in adult ICUs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The prevalence of burnout in intensive care unit (ICU) professionals is difficult to establish due to the variety of survey instruments used, the heterogeneity of the targeted population, the design of the studies, and the differences among countries regarding ICU organization.

Methods

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the prevalence of high-level burnout in physicians and nurses working in adult ICUs, including only studies that use the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) as a tool to evaluate burnout and involving at least 3 different ICUs.

Results

Twenty-five studies with a combined population of 20,723 healthcare workers from adult ICUs satisfied the inclusion criteria. Combining 18 studies including 8187 ICU physicians, 3660 of them

SUBMITTER: Papazian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10041519 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature