Nursing Perspective on Burnout and Medical Errors in the Intensive Care Unit During Covid-19 Pandemic

September 30, 2021 updated by: Samuel E H Tsan, MD, BMedSc, University of Malaya

Nursing Perspective on Burnout and Medical Errors in the Intensive Care Unit of an Exclusively Covid-19 Hospital: the Malaysian Experience

The investigators plan to perform an observational study to evaluate the prevalence of burnout, depression and medical errors in a designated exclusive Covid-19 patients hospital in Malaysia, during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the relationship between burnout and depression with medical errors will be assessed. The population studied will be the nurses working in the Intensive Care Unit, who are at higher risk due to the nature of their work at the frontlines of the pandemic.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

During this unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic crisis in the whole world, Malaysia is also affected, with more than 5000 patients infected in the whole country as of 20th April, 2020. Many Intensive Care Unit nurses, who are at the frontlines of managing Covid-19 patients, face increased workload, in addition to psychological stress from managing these patients, with stress also coming from being exposed to the risk of cross infection. Hence, they are possibly at high risk of burnout and depression. In such a time of increased stress, the investigators also seek to find out the prevalence of medical errors made by Intensive Care Unit nurses during this pandemic, and whether the medical errors are associated with burnout. Factors associated with burnout, depression and medical errors will also be evaluated.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

145

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Malaysia
      • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 59000
        • Sungai Buloh Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All ICU nurses serving in Sungai Buloh Hospital, a nationally designated exclusive Covid-19 hospital in Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Description

Inclusion criteria

1. All nurses currently serving in the ICU, Sungai Buloh Hospital

Exclusion criteria

  1. Subjects who refuse to participate
  2. Subjects working in ICU, Sungai Buloh Hospital, for less than 1 month

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Intensive Care Unit nurses
Nurses working in the Intensive care Unit of an exclusive Covid-19 hospital in Malaysia, during the Covid-19 pandemic
Diagnostic test: Questionnaire
Assessment of demographics, burnout, depression and self-perceived medical errors

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Prevalence of burnout among ICU nurses during Covid-19
Time Frame: 2 months
Prevalence of burnout risk
2 months
Prevalence of depression among ICU nurses during Covid-19
Time Frame: 2 months
Prevalence of depression risk
2 months
Prevalence of self-perceived medical errors among ICU nurses during Covid-19
Time Frame: 2 months
Prevalence of self perceived medical errors
2 months
Association of burnout, depression and medical errors among anaesthesiology clinicians during Covid-19
Time Frame: 2 months
To find out if there exists a relationship between burnout, depression and medical errors
2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Malaya

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2020

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 30, 2020

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 29, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

October 8, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 30, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 54843

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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