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

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

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Burnout, Professional
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Survey

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

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 50
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10016
      • New York University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

• NA

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Health Care Providers; Bellevue hospital Medical Intensive Care Unit; 30 Nurses and 50 physcians	Diagnostic test: Survey; Burnout rates before and after the introduction of a bereavement card Burnout rates before and after an ICU rotation for physicians

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NYU Langone Health
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Vikramjit Mukherjee, NYU Langone Health

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 20, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): August 20, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 8, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 8, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): January 12, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 5, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 4, 2020
• Last Verified: June 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Stress, Psychological; Occupational Stress; Occupational Diseases; Burnout, Professional; Burnout, Psychological
• Other Study ID Numbers: 17-01695

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No