Prevalence, Risk Factors and Burnout Levels in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Nursing is considered to be an at-risk profession of burnout due to daily exposure to difficult situations such as death and pain care. In addition, some units such as the intensive care unit (ICU), can be stressful due to high levels of morbidity and mortality and ethical dilemmas. Burnout causes a...

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Autores principales: Santiago Ramírez-Elvira, José L. Romero-Béjar, Nora Suleiman-Martos, José L. Gómez-Urquiza, Carolina Monsalve-Reyes, Guillermo A. Cañadas-De la Fuente, Luis Albendín-García
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:25cb6ada5bbe423c9a81048cd2ae4b862021-11-11T16:32:55ZPrevalence, Risk Factors and Burnout Levels in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis10.3390/ijerph1821114321660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/25cb6ada5bbe423c9a81048cd2ae4b862021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11432https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Nursing is considered to be an at-risk profession of burnout due to daily exposure to difficult situations such as death and pain care. In addition, some units such as the intensive care unit (ICU), can be stressful due to high levels of morbidity and mortality and ethical dilemmas. Burnout causes a deterioration in quality of care, increasing the risk of mortality in patients due to poor performance and errors in the healthcare environment. The aim of this study was to analyse the levels, prevalence and related factors of burnout in ICU nurses. A systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out in the Medline, Scopus and CINAHL databases. Fifteen articles were found for the systematic review and four for the meta-analysis. With a sample of <i>n</i> = 1986 nurses, the meta-analytic estimate prevalence for high emotional exhaustion was 31% (95% CI, 8–59%), for high depersonalization was 18% (95% CI, 8–30%), and for low personal accomplishment was 46% (95% CI, 20–74%). Within the dimensions of burnout, emotional exhaustion had a significant relationship with depression and personality factors. Both sociodemographic factors (being younger, single marital status, and having less professional experience in ICU) and working conditions (workload and working longer hours) influence the risk of burnout syndrome.Santiago Ramírez-ElviraJosé L. Romero-BéjarNora Suleiman-MartosJosé L. Gómez-UrquizaCarolina Monsalve-ReyesGuillermo A. Cañadas-De la FuenteLuis Albendín-GarcíaMDPI AGarticleburnoutnursesoccupational healthrisk factorsstressintensive care unitMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11432, p 11432 (2021)
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topic burnout
nurses
occupational health
risk factors
stress
intensive care unit
Medicine
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occupational health
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intensive care unit
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Santiago Ramírez-Elvira
José L. Romero-Béjar
Nora Suleiman-Martos
José L. Gómez-Urquiza
Carolina Monsalve-Reyes
Guillermo A. Cañadas-De la Fuente
Luis Albendín-García
Prevalence, Risk Factors and Burnout Levels in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
description Nursing is considered to be an at-risk profession of burnout due to daily exposure to difficult situations such as death and pain care. In addition, some units such as the intensive care unit (ICU), can be stressful due to high levels of morbidity and mortality and ethical dilemmas. Burnout causes a deterioration in quality of care, increasing the risk of mortality in patients due to poor performance and errors in the healthcare environment. The aim of this study was to analyse the levels, prevalence and related factors of burnout in ICU nurses. A systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out in the Medline, Scopus and CINAHL databases. Fifteen articles were found for the systematic review and four for the meta-analysis. With a sample of <i>n</i> = 1986 nurses, the meta-analytic estimate prevalence for high emotional exhaustion was 31% (95% CI, 8–59%), for high depersonalization was 18% (95% CI, 8–30%), and for low personal accomplishment was 46% (95% CI, 20–74%). Within the dimensions of burnout, emotional exhaustion had a significant relationship with depression and personality factors. Both sociodemographic factors (being younger, single marital status, and having less professional experience in ICU) and working conditions (workload and working longer hours) influence the risk of burnout syndrome.
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author Santiago Ramírez-Elvira
José L. Romero-Béjar
Nora Suleiman-Martos
José L. Gómez-Urquiza
Carolina Monsalve-Reyes
Guillermo A. Cañadas-De la Fuente
Luis Albendín-García
author_facet Santiago Ramírez-Elvira
José L. Romero-Béjar
Nora Suleiman-Martos
José L. Gómez-Urquiza
Carolina Monsalve-Reyes
Guillermo A. Cañadas-De la Fuente
Luis Albendín-García
author_sort Santiago Ramírez-Elvira
title Prevalence, Risk Factors and Burnout Levels in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_short Prevalence, Risk Factors and Burnout Levels in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full Prevalence, Risk Factors and Burnout Levels in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_fullStr Prevalence, Risk Factors and Burnout Levels in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence, Risk Factors and Burnout Levels in Intensive Care Unit Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_sort prevalence, risk factors and burnout levels in intensive care unit nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis
publisher MDPI AG
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