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Nurses and physicians at high risk of burnout in French level III neonatal intensive care units: an observational cross-sectional study

Journal of Perinatology volume 42, pages 669–670 (2022)Cite this article

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Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) healthcare providers (HCPs) are at high risk of burnout. In Italy, 60–65% of HCPs in NICUs experience burnout [1]; in 2011, this rate ranged from 7 to 55% across US NICUs [2]. Working-time organization and experience are among the factors that affect burnout [3]. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of burnout among French NICU HCPs and highlight risk factors.

This cross-sectional observational study took place in 2018 in 7 of the 66 level III NICUs chosen at random among university hospitals throughout the country. Three domains were explored by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaire administered to HCPs in printed form: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment [4]. Individual characteristics were also collected. All HCPs in the seven NICUs were informed with a written note that clearly described the study objective. The survey was strictly anonymous, no personal data were collected, and HCPs were free to participate or not, so written consent was not required.

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  1. Department of Neonatal Medicine, Cochin-Port Royal Hospital, FHU PREMA, AP-HP, Paris, F-75014, France

    A. Basset, E. Zana-Taïeb & H. Torchin

  2. Department of Neonatal Medicine, Children Hospital, 31000, Toulouse, France

    M. Bénard

  3. Department of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospital, 49000, Angers, France

    G. Gascoin

  4. Department of Neonatal Medicine, Pôle Femme-Couple-Enfant, University Hospital, PériTox, UMR_I 01, UFR de Médecine, UPJV, 80000, Amiens, France

    P. Tourneux

  5. Department of Neonatal Medicine, Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, F-59000, Lille, France

    V. Pierrat

  6. University of Paris, Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center/CRESS, INSERM, INRA, F-75004, Paris, France

    V. Pierrat & H. Torchin

  7. Department of Neonatal Medicine, Femme Mère Enfant Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Infectiology Research International Center, Unité INSERM U1111 CNRS UMR5308 ENS de Lyon, Lyon University, 69000, Lyon, France

    M. Butin

  8. University Hospital, Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, 86000, Poitiers, France

    C. Brémaud-Csizmadia

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AB, EZ-T and HT were responsible for the study conception and design and critical revisions of the paper. AB, MB, MB, GG, PT, VP, and CB-C performed the data collection and provided administrative support. AB and HT undertook the data analysis and provided statistical expertise. AB drafted the manuscript. EZ-T and HT were supervisors. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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Basset, A., Zana-Taïeb, E., Bénard, M. et al. Nurses and physicians at high risk of burnout in French level III neonatal intensive care units: an observational cross-sectional study. J Perinatol 42, 669–670 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01266-5

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