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ArticleJournal of the Intensive Care Society2021

Delivery of a psychological intervention to assess and reduce workplace stress among intensive care staff.

Dorothy Wade, Milena Georgieva, Hein Gunnewicht, Jacqui Finnigan, Niall MacCallum

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Article in Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dorothy WadeCritical Care Department, University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-3776
Milena GeorgievaCritical Care Department, University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Hein GunnewichtCritical Care Department, University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Jacqui FinniganStaff Psychology And Welfare Service, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Niall MacCallumCritical Care Department, University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
University College Hospital · GBUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIntensive care staff have high levels of stress. We conducted a service improvement initiative to assess workplace stress levels among staff in one adult general intensive care unit and deliver a stress management intervention.

methodsA psychological intervention of four stress management sessions, and fortnightly staff support drop-in groups, was developed and delivered within a year. Pre- and post-intervention, workplace stress in the unit was assessed using a Health and Safety Executive tool.

resultsPre-intervention assessment of 76 (47.2%) staff indicated that improvement was needed in all domains of workplace stress. 125 staff (77.6%) participated in the intervention and gave positive ratings for content, relevance, practicality and personal value (median 4 (1-5); interquartile range 3.8-4.6). Post-intervention assessment of 71 staff (41.3%) demonstrated improvements in all workplace stress domains.

conclusionA reduction in workplace stress was observed following a service improvement intervention in one intensive care unit although no causality can be assumed. Similar interventions should be evaluated using robust study designs.

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burnoutintensive care staffstress management interventionWorkplace stress

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PMID33643433
PMCPMC7890752
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