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Initiative for Burnout of ICU Caregivers: Feasibility and Preliminary Results of a Psychological Support.
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 2018 January 2
BACKGROUND: Intensive care unit (ICU) caregivers are at high risk of burnout and the shortage of this highly specialized personal is a problem. The feasibility and impact of a psychological intervention were never assessed in this special context.
METHODS: A randomized controlled single-blind study in an ICU. The first intervention consisted in weekly problem-based sessions led by psychologists with small groups of caregivers using a systemic approach over 3 months. The modified intervention was lead for 9 months. The scores of Maslach Burnout Inventory and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were compared between the intervention and control groups, before and after the intervention.
RESULTS: One-hundred and sixty six caregivers were randomized in intervention and control groups. The major finding was the way the psychologists could modify the original methodology in order to enable caregivers to attend the sessions. Burnout scores tended to decrease across the whole ICU team after the intervention period, more in the intervention group. Participation in the study was poor at 6 months after intervention.
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study attempting to evaluate a psychological intervention on the mental health of ICU caregivers. It shows a modified method of a psychological support with a systemic approach in the special environment of ICU. Notwithstanding the modest results related to the short length of the process and the turnover of the personal, we demonstrated that such an approach is feasible. Further studies on larger scale and of longer duration are needed to investigate the effect of such interventions on the mental health of ICU caregivers.
METHODS: A randomized controlled single-blind study in an ICU. The first intervention consisted in weekly problem-based sessions led by psychologists with small groups of caregivers using a systemic approach over 3 months. The modified intervention was lead for 9 months. The scores of Maslach Burnout Inventory and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were compared between the intervention and control groups, before and after the intervention.
RESULTS: One-hundred and sixty six caregivers were randomized in intervention and control groups. The major finding was the way the psychologists could modify the original methodology in order to enable caregivers to attend the sessions. Burnout scores tended to decrease across the whole ICU team after the intervention period, more in the intervention group. Participation in the study was poor at 6 months after intervention.
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study attempting to evaluate a psychological intervention on the mental health of ICU caregivers. It shows a modified method of a psychological support with a systemic approach in the special environment of ICU. Notwithstanding the modest results related to the short length of the process and the turnover of the personal, we demonstrated that such an approach is feasible. Further studies on larger scale and of longer duration are needed to investigate the effect of such interventions on the mental health of ICU caregivers.
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