scholarly journals Road to healthcare professional’s burnout: poor empathy and impaired work ability, are they cause or effect?

Author(s):  
Alija Sadiković ◽  
Azra Kurtić ◽  
Olivera Sadiković ◽  
Maida Mulić ◽  
Amela Džubur- Alić ◽  
...  

Introduction: Occupational stress is inevitable, but prolonged and intense can lead to serious health problems. Neglecting this significant aspect of work and inadequate treatment of the first indicators results in the reduced working capacity of healthcare professionals. Material and methods: Assessing working conditions of 100 healthcare professionals regarding stress impact on empathy and workability was the primary goal of this study. A survey was conducted to identify differences between work in intensive care units and other clinical departments all related to empathy, workability, and stress perceiving to determine what is a better predictor of workability. Results: In the research group “intensive care units”, significantly lower empathy quotients, poorer workability, and different stressors were registered compared to research groups named “other departments”. Conclusion: The main conclusion of the study states different dynamics in the working environment of intensive care units compared to other departments that could potentially harm the personal capacity of healthcare professionals. 

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. e049135
Author(s):  
Irene Lie ◽  
Siv Stafseth ◽  
Laila Skogstad ◽  
Ingvild Strand Hovland ◽  
Haakon Hovde ◽  
...  

ObjectiveTo survey the healthcare professionals’ background and experiences from work with patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units (ICUs) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.DesignObservational cohort study.SettingCOVID-ICUs in 27 hospitals across Norway.ParticipantsHealthcare professionals (n=484): nurses (81%), medical doctors (9%) and leaders (10%), who responded to a secured, web-based questionnaire from 6 May 2020 to 15 July 2020.Primary and secondary measuresHealthcare professionals’: (1) professional and psychological preparedness to start working in COVID-ICUs, (2) factors associated with high degree of preparedness and (3) experience of working conditions.ResultsThe age of the respondents was 44.8±10 year (mean±SD), 78% were females, 92% had previous ICU working experience. A majority of the respondents reported professional (81%) and psychological (74%) preparedness for working in COVID-ICU. Factors significantly associated with high professional preparedness for working in COVID-19-ICU in a multivariate logistic model were previous ICU work experience (p<0.001) and participation in COVID-ICU simulation team training (p<0.001). High psychological preparedness was associated with higher age (p=0.003), living with spouse or partner (p=0.013), previous ICU work experience (p=0.042) and participation in COVID-ICU simulation team training (p=0.001). Working with new colleagues and new professional challenges were perceived as positive in a majority of the respondents, whereas 84% felt communication with coworkers to be challenging, 46% were afraid of being infected and 82% felt discomfort in denying access for patient relatives to the unit. Symptoms of sweating, tiredness, dehydration, headache, hunger, insecurity, mask irritation and delayed toilet visits were each reported by more than 50%.ConclusionsHealthcare professionals working during the first wave of COVID-ICU patients in Norway were qualified and prepared, but challenges and potential targets for future improvements were present.Trial registration numberNCT04372056.


Author(s):  
E. Rodriguez-Ruiz ◽  
M. Campelo-Izquierdo ◽  
P.B. Veiras ◽  
M.M. Rodríguez ◽  
A. Estany-Gestal ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragana Milutinović ◽  
Boris Golubović ◽  
Nina Brkić ◽  
Bela Prokeš

Professional Stress and Health among Critical Care Nurses in SerbiaThe aim of this study was to identify and analyse professional stressors, evaluate the level of stress in nurses in Intensive Care Units (ICU), and assess the correlation between the perception of stress and psychological and somatic symptoms or diseases shown by nurses. The research, designed as a cross-sectional study, was carried out in the Intensive Care Units (ICU), in health centres in Serbia. The sample population encompassed 1000 nurses. Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) was used as the research instrument. ENSS revealed a valid metric characteristic within our sample population. Nurses from ICUs rated situations involving physical and psychological working environments as the most stressful ones, whereas situations related to social working environment were described as less stressful; however, the differences in the perception of stressfulness of these environments were minor. Socio-demographic determinants of the participants (age, marital status and education level) significantly affected the perception of stress at work. Significant differences in the perception of stressfulness of particular stress factors were observed among nurses with respect to psychological and somatic symptoms (such as headache, insomnia, fatigue, despair, lower back pain, mood swings etc.) and certain diseases (such as hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes mellitus etc). In view of permanent escalation of professional stressors, creating a supportive working environment is essential for positive health outcomes, prevention of job-related diseases and better protection of already ill nurses.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 569
Author(s):  
Reinaldo Dos Santos Moura ◽  
Francisco Joilsom Carvalho Saraiva ◽  
Regina Maria Dos Santos ◽  
Kely Regina Da Silva Lima Rocha ◽  
Vívian Mayara Da Silva Barbosa ◽  
...  

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever os níveis de estresse entre os profissionais de Enfermagem de nível médio nas unidades de terapia intensiva adulto de alguns serviços hospitalares privados. Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, analítico e transversal, em três serviços hospitalares privados. Aplicaram-se dois questionários, analisando-os dados por meio da estatística analítica. Apresentam-se os resultados em forma de tabelas. Resultados: revela-se que, dos 72 participantes, a maioria (95%) era composta de técnicos de Enfermagem, do gênero feminino (52,8%), de adultos jovens (27,8%) e casada (54,2%). Verificou-se, além do escore de estresse moderado (70,8%), que é mais provável que um profissional que apresente essa sintomatologia possa desencadear um alto nível de estresse laboral. Conclusão: averiguaram-se uma taxa significativa de estresse e de absenteísmo, que o ambiente laboral exerce situações tensiogênicas frequentes e que, pela má remuneração salarial, esses profissionais assumem múltiplas jornadas de trabalho que não cessam nos seus domicílios. Descritores: Equipe de Enfermagem; Condições de Trabalho; Esgotamento Emocional; Enfermagem do Trabalho; Unidades de Terapia Intensiva; Risco Ocupacional.ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the levels of stress among nursing professionals in the adult intensive care units of some private hospital services. Method: this is a quantitative, analytical and cross-sectional study in three private hospital services. Two questionnaires were applied, analyzing them by means of analytical statistics. The results are presented in the form of tables. Results: it was found that of the 72 participants, the majority (95%) were Nursing technicians, female (52.8%), young adults (27.8%) and married women (54.2%). In addition to the moderate stress score (70.8%), it is more likely that a professional presenting this symptomatology could trigger a high level of work stress. Conclusion: a significant rate of stress and absenteeism was verified, that the working environment exerts frequent tensiogenic situations and that, due to the poor salary, these professionals take on multiple workdays that do not cease at home. Descriptors: Nursing team; Work conditions; Emotional Exhaustion; Nursing work; Intensive Care Units; Occupational Risk.RESUMEN Objetivo: describir los niveles de estrés entre los profesionales de enfermería de nivel medio en las unidades de terapia intensiva adulto de algunos servicios hospitalarios privados. Método: se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, analítico y transversal, en tres servicios hospitalarios privados. Se aplicaron dos cuestionarios, analizando los datos por medio de la estadística analítica. Se presentan los resultados en forma de tablas. Resultados: se revela que, de los 72 participantes, la mayoría (95%) estaba compuesta de técnicos de Enfermería, del género femenino (52,8%), de adultos jóvenes (27,8%) y casada (54,2%). Se verificó, además de la puntuación de estrés moderado (70,8%), que es más probable que un profesional que presente esta sintomatología pueda desencadenar un alto nivel de estrés laboral. Conclusión: se verificó una tasa significativa de estrés y de absentismo, que el ambiente laboral ejerce situaciones tensiogénicas frecuentes y que, por la mala remuneración salarial, esos profesionales asumen múltiples jornadas de trabajo que no cesan en sus domicilios. Descriptores: Grupo de Enfermería; Condiciones de Trabajo; Agotamiento Profesional; Enfermería del Trabajo; Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos; Riesgos Laborales.  


Author(s):  
О. V. Yemyashev ◽  
I. R. Malysh ◽  
S. O. Dubrov ◽  
L. V. Zgrzheblovska ◽  
O. A. Loskutov ◽  
...  

Resume. The issue of open visits to intensive care units is currently a topical, acute and ambiguous issue. In Ukraine, it is actively discussed in the media, social networks, the medical community. Appropriate working groups of the Ministry of Health are being set up to optimize the regulatory framework on this issue.The article reviews the literature on the problems of open visits of adult patients undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. Opinions on this issue are quite contradictory. On the one hand, there is a position that the stay of relatives in the ICU 24/7 improves the results of treatment, creating a more comfortable psychological atmosphere for the patient. On the other hand, and this approach prevails, a number of studies indicate an increase in the number of bacterial complications in patients with unlimited visits, complication of working conditions of medical staff, which leads to a deterioration in treatment outcomes in general.Public organization «Association of Anesthesiologists of Ukraine» conducted an online survey among anesthesiologists - members of the association for find out the opinion of Ukrainian experts about open visits to ICU’s patients. Most of the anesthesiologists surveyed are inclined to a limited visitation regime.


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