Safety, quality & education

The interplay between organizational culture and burnout among ICU professionals: A cross-sectional multicenter study

J Crit CarePublished Cross-sectional study

Authors' conclusion

Multiple aspects of organizational culture reduce burnout among ICU professionals in a largely indirect manner, via moral distress and work-life balance.

Study context

Population
ICU professionals in eleven Dutch ICUs39.7 % responded
Participants
696 professionals
Outcome
Emotional exhaustion (core symptom of burnout; Dutch Maslach Burnout Inventory)
Methodological detailsmulticentre
  • Multicentre

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Emotional exhaustion vs organizational culture (Culture of Care Barometer, 5 aspects)
  • All CoCB aspects negatively associated with emotional exhaustion, in univariable and multivariable models

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Serial association via moral distress and work-to-home spillovers

Four aspects of organizational culture significantly associated with the serial association between moral distress, work-to-home spillovers and emotional exhaustion
For these aspects, total indirect association equal to or larger than total direct association

Original publication

The interplay between organizational culture and burnout among ICU professionals: A cross-sectional multicenter study. J Crit Care. Published 27 November 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2024.154981

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