Burnout syndrome in critical care nursing staff

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 698-704

  Poncet, Marie Cécile ^a   Toullic, Philippe ^a   Papazian, Laurent ^b   Kentish Barnes, Nancy ^a   Timsit, Jean François ^c,d   Pochard, Frédéric ^e   Chevret, Sylvie ^a   Schlemmer, Benoît ^a   Azoulay, Élie ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e Paris 5 University ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Conflicts; End of life; Ethics; Organization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD NURSE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 34047212306     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200606-806OC     Document Type: Article

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