Symptoms of burnout in intensive care unit specialists facing the COVID-19 outbreak

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented healthcare crisis with a high prevalence of psychological distress in healthcare providers. We sought to document the prevalence of burnout syndrome amongst intensivists facing the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: Cross-sectional survey a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Azoulay, Elie|||0000-0002-8162-1508, De Waele, Jan J.|||0000-0003-1017-9748, Ferrer, Ricard|||0000-0002-4859-4747, Staudinger, T., Borkowska, M., Povoa, P., Iliopoulou, Katerina|||0000-0002-1029-452X, Artigas Raventós, Antoni|||0000-0002-8029-1017, Schaller, S. J., Hari, M. S., Pellegrini, M., Darmon, M., Kesecioglu, J., Cecconi, Maurizio|||0000-0002-4376-6538
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:244133
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/244133
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s13613-020-00722-3
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Coronavirus
Pneumonia
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Exhaustion
Depersonalization
Well-being
Descripción
Sumario:Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented healthcare crisis with a high prevalence of psychological distress in healthcare providers. We sought to document the prevalence of burnout syndrome amongst intensivists facing the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: Cross-sectional survey among intensivists part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Symptoms of severe burnout, anxiety and depression were collected. Factors independently associated with severe burnout were assessed using Cox model. Results: Response rate was 20% (1001 completed questionnaires were returned, 45 years [39-53], 34% women, from 85 countries, 12 regions, 50% university-affiliated hospitals). The prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression or severe burnout was 46.5%, 30.2%, and 51%, respectively, and varied significantly across regions. Rating of the relationship between intensivists and other ICU stakeholders differed significantly according to the presence of anxiety, depression, or burnout. Similar figures were reported for their rating of the ethical climate or the quality of the decision-making. Factors independently associated with anxiety were female gender (HR 1.85 [1.33-2.55]), working in a university-affiliated hospital (HR 0.58 [0.42-0.80]), living in a city of