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Burnout in palliative and intensive care units: does it make a difference?
| datacite.subject.sdg | 03:Saúde de Qualidade | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 10:Reduzir as Desigualdades | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 17:Parcerias para a Implementação dos Objetivos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Sandra Martins | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hernández-Marrero, P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Teixeira, C. M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, A. S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-11T13:44:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-11T13:44:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-05-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Repeated contact with dying and death is a major burnout risk factor. Hence, professionals working in palliative and intensive care are at special risk. Aims: To identify and compare burnout levels and its related factors among professionals working in palliative and intensive care units in Portugal. Methods: Multicenter quantitative, comparative study. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used for data collection together with a questionnaire of socio-demographic and profession-related variables, and a questionnaire of work-related experiences in the week and day prior to completion. 392 professionals participated in this study; 92 worked in palliative care units (PCUs) and 300 in intensive care units (ICUs). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed; OR sidelong with 95% of CI were calculated. Results: While 25% of the professionals working in ICUs exhibited burnout, only 3% of those working in PCUs exhibited this syndrome. Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that burnout was inversely associated with working in PCUs (OR= .419; .224–.785 95%CI). When controlling for other variables (e.g., professionals’ socio-demographic characteristics, post- graduated education in intensive/palliative care, work-related experiences), differences remained significant (OR= .396; .161–.976 95%CI). Higher levels of burnout in ICUs were related to being a nurse (OR=1.849, 95%CI 1.029–3,321) and experiencing conflicts (OR=2.170 95%CI 1.218–3,866). Conclusions: Burnout is inversily associated to working in PCUs. Work-related experiences (e.g., conflicts in the work context) increase the risk of developing burnout among professionals providing end-of-life care. These findings suggest the need to further implement conflict-management strategies in these settings, helping professionals to cope with high-demanding situations associated to providing end-of-life care. | eng |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9780954202231 | |
| dc.identifier.other | e1061e9d-3997-42ff-b6df-575dbadb15fe | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/54385 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Hayward Medical Communications | |
| dc.rights.uri | N/A | |
| dc.title | Burnout in palliative and intensive care units: does it make a difference? | eng |
| dc.type | conference proceedings | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 243 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 243 | |
| oaire.citation.title | 14th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC): abstracts | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 |
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