Burnout and Approach to Bereavement Initiatives in a Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03398460

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-12

Start date

2018-03-01

Completion date

2018-08-20

Last updated

2020-06-05

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Conditions

Burnout, Professional

Brief summary

Given the stress, exhaustion and close interface with death that Intensive Care Unit (ICU) health care providers face, this study will evaluate burnout rates in intensive care unit (icu) physicians, nurses and ancillary staff. Investigators will also study the effect on a bereavement card on these burnout rates

Detailed description

This study will evaluate: 1. Burnout rates among nurses and ancillary staff with the Abbreviated Maslach burnout inventory. This is a well validated tool that is used to evaluate symptoms of burnout such as denationalization, emotional exhaustion and lack of personal accomplishment. 2. Burnout rates at the beginning of and at the end of the house staff's ICU rotation to gauge the effect of an ICU rotation on burnout rates amon medical trainees. 3. Determine whether the introduction of a bereavement card will improve symptoms of burnout as gauged by the abbreviated maslach burnout inventory 4. Staff perceptions and response to the introduction of a bereavement

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTSurvey

Burnout rates before and after the introduction of a bereavement card Burnout rates before and after an ICU rotation for physicians

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Health care providers who work in the Bellevue Hospital Medical ICU

Exclusion criteria

* NA

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Burnout rates after an ICU rotation for physicians	1 Year	Measured by Staff Response Questionnaire
Burnout rate before introduction of bereavement card	1 Year	Measured by Staff Response Questionnaire
Burnout rate after introduction after introduction of bereavement card	1 Year	Measured by Staff Response Questionnaire
Burnout rates before ICU rotation for physicians	1 Year	Measured by Staff Response Questionnaire

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026