Burnout and Medical Errors in the Anaesthesiology Fraternity During Covid-19 Pandemic

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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We plan to perform an observational study to evaluate the prevalence of burnout, depression and medical errors in a designated exclusive Covid-19 patients hospital in Malaysia, during the Covid-19 pandemic. We also seek to assess the relationship between burnout and depression with medical errors. The population studied will be the anaesthesiology fraternity, who are at higher risk to the nature of their work at the frontlines of the pandemic.

Detailed Description
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During this unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic crisis in the whole world, Malaysia is also affected, with more than 5000 patients infected in the whole country as of 20th April, 2020. Many anaesthesiology clinicians, who are at the frontlines of managing Covid-19 patients, face increased workload, in addition to psychological stress from managing these patients, with stress also coming from being exposed to the risk of cross infection. Hence, they are possibly at high risk of burnout and depression. In such a time of increased stress, we also seek to find out the prevalence of medical errors by anaesthetic clinicians during this pandemic, and whether the medical errors are associated with burnout. Factors associated with burnout, depression and medical errors will also be evaluated.

Official Title
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Burnout and Medical Errors in the Anaesthesiology Fraternity in an Exclusively Covid-19 Hospital: the Malaysian Experience

Conditions
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Burnout, Professional, Depression, Medical Errors, Covid-19

Intervention / Treatment
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* Diagnostic Test: Questionnaire forms


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion criteria 1. All anaesthesiologists and anaesthesiology medical officers currently serving in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Sungai Buloh Hospital Exclusion criteria Subjects who refuse to participate Subjects working in Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Sungai Buloh Hospital, for less than 1 month

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Anaesthesiology clinicians<br>Including Consultants, Specialists and Medical officers serving in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care | Diagnostic Test: Questionnaire forms<br>* Assessment of demographics, burnout, depression and self-perceived medical errors<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prevalence of burnout among anaesthesiology clinicians during Covid-19 | Assessment of burnout risk | One month | 
| Prevalence of depression risk among anaesthesiology clinicians during Covid-19 | Assessment of depression risk | One month | 
| Prevalence of self-perceived medical errors among anaesthesiology clinicians during Covid-19 | Assessment of medical errors | One month | 
| Association of burnout, depression and medical errors among anaesthesiology clinicians during Covid-19 | To find out if there exists a relationship between burnout, depression and medical errors | One month |