title: An Official Critical Care Societies Collaborative Statement: Burnout Syndrome in Critical Care Health Care Professionals: A Call for Action.
abstract: Burnout syndrome (BOS) occurs in all types of health care professionals and is especially common in individuals who care for critically ill patients. The development of BOS is related to an imbalance of personal characteristics of the employee and work-related issues or other organizational factors. BOS is associated with many deleterious consequences, including increased rates of job turnover, reduced patient satisfaction, and decreased quality of care. BOS also directly affects the mental health and physical well-being of the many critical care physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals who practice worldwide. Until recently, BOS and other psychological disorders in critical care health care professionals remained relatively unrecognized. To raise awareness of BOS, the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) developed this call to action. The present article reviews the diagnostic criteria, prevalence, causative factors, and consequences of BOS. It also discusses potential interventions that may be used to prevent and treat BOS. Finally, we urge multiple stakeholders to help mitigate the development of BOS in critical care health care professionals and diminish the harmful consequences of BOS, both for critical care health care professionals and for patients.
authors.affiliation: Marc Moss is from the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado. Vicki S. Good is from Cox Health System, Springfield, Missouri. David Gozal is from the Sections of Pediatric Sleep Medicine and Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Ruth Kleinpell is from the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, and Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois. Curtis N. Sessler is from the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals and Physicians, Richmond, Virginia.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.affiliation: Marc Moss is from the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado. Vicki S. Good is from Cox Health System, Springfield, Missouri. David Gozal is from the Sections of Pediatric Sleep Medicine and Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Ruth Kleinpell is from the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, and Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois. Curtis N. Sessler is from the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals and Physicians, Richmond, Virginia.
authors.forename: Vicki S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Good
authors.affiliation: Marc Moss is from the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado. Vicki S. Good is from Cox Health System, Springfield, Missouri. David Gozal is from the Sections of Pediatric Sleep Medicine and Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Ruth Kleinpell is from the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, and Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois. Curtis N. Sessler is from the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals and Physicians, Richmond, Virginia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gozal
authors.affiliation: Marc Moss is from the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado. Vicki S. Good is from Cox Health System, Springfield, Missouri. David Gozal is from the Sections of Pediatric Sleep Medicine and Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Ruth Kleinpell is from the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, and Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois. Curtis N. Sessler is from the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals and Physicians, Richmond, Virginia.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kleinpell
authors.affiliation: Marc Moss is from the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado. Vicki S. Good is from Cox Health System, Springfield, Missouri. David Gozal is from the Sections of Pediatric Sleep Medicine and Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Ruth Kleinpell is from the Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship, Rush University Medical Center, and Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois. Curtis N. Sessler is from the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals and Physicians, Richmond, Virginia. Curtis.sessler@vcuhealth.org.
authors.forename: Curtis N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Sessler
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003422:Critical Care; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires