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Stress and burnout in intensive care medicine: an Australian perspective
Author(s) -
Simpson Nicholas,
Knott Cameron I
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja16.00626
Subject(s) - citation , perspective (graphical) , burnout , medicine , medical library , library science , psychology , family medicine , nursing , computer science , clinical psychology , artificial intelligence
While resident doctors, fellows and new consultants across many specialties display high levels of stress and burnout relative to the general population, ICM clinicians are disproportionately affected, rating higher on stress, burnout and compassion fatigue indices. Paediatric intensivists have markedly higher burnout rates than general paediatricians. An Australian ICM study described an 80% rate of psychological stress and discomfort in a practising ICM specialist population, with many reporting burnout symptoms.