Table 1 Description of survey respondents and clinical sample. Sensitivity analysis describes NICUs with >60 VLBW infants and >50% survey response rate
From: Burnout in the neonatal intensive care unit and its relation to healthcare-associated infections
Full cohort | Sensitivity analysis | |
|---|---|---|
N=44 | N=20 | |
NICU level, n (%) | ||
Size | ||
Intermediate | 6 (13.6) | – |
Community | 28 (63.6) | 14 (70) |
Regional | 10 (22.7) | 6 (30) |
Survey response rate | ||
<50% | 10 (22.7) | – |
50–75% | 15 (34.1) | 11 (55) |
>75% | 19 (43.2) | 9 (45) |
VLBW infants | ||
<60 | 19 (43.2) | – |
60–155 | 17 (38.6) | 14 (70) |
>155 | 8 (18.2) | 6 (30) |
Respondent level, n (%) | N=2073 | N=1188 |
Females | 1697 (84.8) | 980 (85.1) |
Primarily | ||
Adult care provider | 63 (3.6) | 36 (3.6) |
Pediatric care provider | 1537 (88.3) | 896 (89.2) |
Both | 140 (8.1) | 72 (7.2) |
Typical shift | ||
Days | 894 (47.9) | 515 (47.7) |
Evenings | 79 (4.2) | 44 (4.1) |
Nights | 602 (32.2) | 367 (34.0) |
Variable | 293 (15.7) | 154 (14.3) |
Position | ||
Attending physician | 204 (10.0) | 102 (8.8) |
Fellow physician | 31 (1.5) | 12 (1.0) |
Neonatal nurse practitioner | 35 (1.7) | 27 (2.3) |
Registered nurse | 1464 (71.7) | 841 (72.1) |
Respiratory therapist | 286 (14.0) | 171 (14.7) |
Other | 21 (1.0) | 13 (1.1) |
Years in specialty | ||
<6 months | 20 (1.0) | 15 (1.3) |
6–11 months | 27 (1.4) | 15 (1.3) |
1–2 years | 74 (3.8) | 35 (3.1) |
3–4 years | 192 (9.7) | 116 (10.3) |
5–10 years | 476 (24.2) | 307 (27.1) |
11–20 years | 538 (27.3) | 317 (28.0) |
21 years or more | 643 (32.6) | 326 (28.8) |
VLBW infants, mean (±s.d.) or n (%) | N=4386 | N=3145 |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) | 28.3 (±2.9) | 27.8 (±3.0) |
Birth weight, g | 1070 (±282) | 1028 (±300) |
Small for gestational age | 842 (19.2%) | 542 (17.2%) |
Male sex | 2186 (49.8%) | 1546 (49.2%) |
Five minute Apgar score | ||
<4 | 200 (4.6%) | 289 (9.2%) |
4–6 | 753 (17.2%) | 548 (17.4%) |
>6 | 3414 (78.2%) | 2308 (73.4%) |
Inborn | 3260 (74.3%) | 2542 (80.8%) |
Healthcare-associated infection | 366 (8.3%) | 236 (8.4%) |
