SynthesisRevista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
Prevalence of burnout among intensive care physicians: a systematic review.
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- The Burden of Burnout among Healthcare Professionals of Intensive Care Units and Emergency Departments during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Burnout and life satisfaction among physicians working in intensive care units in Brazil: a nationwide workforce survey.Critical care science · 2026Article
- Psychological health and wellness and the impact of 6 weeks and 3 months supportive text messaging program (Wellness4MDs) among physicians and medical learners in Canada: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and burnout among physicians and postgraduate medical trainees: a scoping review of recent literature.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Comparison of psychopathology, purpose in life and moral courage between nursing home and hospital healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Personality Traits, Burnout, and Psychopathology in Healthcare Professionals in Intensive Care Units-A Moderated Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Burnout Among Physicians of Specialties Dedicated to Liver Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024Article
- Evolution of psychopathology, purpose in life, and moral courage in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence, features and workplace factors associated with burnout among intensivists in Australia and New Zealand.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2022Article
- Experiences and management of physician psychological symptoms during infectious disease outbreaks: a rapid review.BMC psychiatry · 2021Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedErratum.Minieri, Mirko [corrected to Mineri, Mirko]
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveWe performed a systematic review to summarize the knowledge regarding the prevalence of burnout among intensive care unit physicians.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of the MEDLINE and PubMed® databases (last update 04.02.2019) with the goal of summarizing the evidence on burnout among intensive care unit physicians. We included all studies reporting burnout in intensive care unit personnel according to the Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire and then screened studies for data on burnout among intensive care unit physician specifically.
resultsWe found 31 studies describing burnout in intensive care unit staff and including different healthcare profiles. Among these, 5 studies focused on physicians only, and 12 others investigated burnout in mixed intensive care unit personnel but provided separate data on physicians. The prevalence of burnout varied greatly across studies (range 18% - 49%), but several methodological discrepancies, among them cut-off criteria for defining burnout and variability in the Likert scale, precluded a meaningful pooled analysis.
conclusionThe prevalence of burnout syndrome among intensive care unit physicians is relatively high, but significant methodological heterogeneities warrant caution being used in interpreting our results. The lower reported levels of burnout seem higher than those found in studies investigating mixed intensive care unit personnel. There is an urgent need for consensus recommending a consistent use of the Maslach Burnout Inventory test to screen burnout, in order to provide precise figures on burnout in intensive care unit physicians.
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