Burnout among intensive care nurses, physicians and leaders during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A national longitudinal study
Authors' conclusion
In Norway, a minority of ICU nurses, physicians and leaders reported burnout 1 year into the pandemic. A majority of those with burnout reported anxiety, depression and/or PTSD symptoms combined. Burnout was associated with less years of professional experience.
Study context
- Population
- Nurses, physicians and leaders working in intensive care unit (ICUs) with COVID-19 patients in Norway
- Participants
- 484 nurses
- Outcome
- Burnout (Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, range 0-100; caseness CBI ≥50)
- Follow-up
- 6 and 12 months
Methodological detailsnational
- National
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
CBI score and burnout caseness
- Median Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) score at 6 months
- 17
- Median CBI score at 12 months (p = .037 vs 6 months; nurses accounting for most of the increase)
- 21
- Burnout caseness at 6 months
- Ten per cent
- Burnout caseness at 12 months (n.s. vs 6 months)
- 14%
- Increase in CBI score of more than 5
- Thirty-two per cent
- Decrease in CBI score of more than 5
- 25%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Comorbid psychological distress among those with burnout caseness
- Also caseness of anxiety, depression and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
- 24 out of 41 (59%)
- Burnout the single most reported type of psychological distress
Factors associated with burnout caseness at 12 months
- Multivariable: fewer years of professional experience
- P = 0.041
- Multivariable: perceived support by leader (borderline significance)
- P = 0.049
- Bivariate: lower age, fewer years of experience, more previous anxiety and/or depression, more moral distress, less perceived hospital recognition, more fear of infection
Original publication
Burnout among intensive care nurses, physicians and leaders during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A national longitudinal study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 26 July 2024. doi:10.
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