Impact of a decision-making support framework on nurse burnout and quality of end-of-life care: A before-and-after study in intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The high incidence of burnout syndrome among intensive care unit nurses highlights the need for effective prevention strategies. Poor decision-making in end-of-life care contributes to nurse burnout syndrome through a decline in the quality of end-of-life care; however, the effects of enhancing decision-making support remain unclear.

Objectives

To examine the relationship between enhanced decision-making support in end-of-life care, nurse burnout syndrome, and the quality of end-of-life care.

Methods

A before-and-after intervention study was conducted in a 24-bed mixed intensive care unit at a tertiary emergency medical center in Japan. In September 2022, a decision-making support framework, developed through an international Delphi meeting in 2020, was int

SUBMITTER: Takahashi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12617646 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature