Use of Death Cafes to Prevent Burnout in ICU Healthcare Employees
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Conditions studied: Burnout, Burnout, Professional, Burnout, Psychological, Anxiety, Depression
In brief
Burnout affects a significant number of healthcare employees and leads to worsened mental health, increased job turnover, and patient safety events. Those caring for critically ill patients may be especially susceptible due to high patient mortality, long hours, and regular encounters with traumatic and ethical issues. Preliminary studies suggest that debriefing opportunities may reduce burnout through reflection on distressing patient events, enhancement of social support, and interprofessional collaboration. Death Cafés are a specific form of debriefing that focus on discussing death, dying, loss, and illness. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether biweekly Death Cafe group debriefing sessions can prevent burnout in ICU physicians and staff.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04347811
- Run by
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- People needed
- 340
- Starts
- 2020-07-20
- Expected to finish
- 2022-12-26
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-02-06
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, or therapists working in the Intensive Care Unit and have worked for the full-time equivalent of at least 1 week in the preceding 4 weeks
You may not qualify if…
- Not physicians, nurses, pharmacists, or therapists
- Have worked less than the full-time equivalent of at least 1 week in the preceding 4 weeks
Where it is running
- Tulane Medical Center — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- University Medical Center — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Children's Hospital New Orleans — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Ochsner Medical Center — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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