Nursing Perspective on Burnout and Medical Errors in the Intensive Care Unit During Covid-19 Pandemic

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The investigators 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. In addition, the relationship between burnout and depression with medical errors will be assessed. The population studied will be the nurses working in the Intensive Care Unit, who are at higher risk due 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 Intensive Care Unit nurses, 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, the investigators also seek to find out the prevalence of medical errors made by Intensive Care Unit nurses 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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Nursing Perspective on Burnout and Medical Errors in the Intensive Care Unit of an Exclusively Covid-19 Hospital: the Malaysian Experience

Conditions
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Burnout, Professional, Medical Errors, Depression

Intervention / Treatment
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* Diagnostic Test: Questionnaire


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion criteria 1. All nurses currently serving in the ICU, Sungai Buloh Hospital Exclusion criteria Subjects who refuse to participate Subjects working in ICU, 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

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Intensive Care Unit nurses<br>Nurses working in the Intensive care Unit of an exclusive Covid-19 hospital in Malaysia, during the Covid-19 pandemic | Diagnostic Test: Questionnaire<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 ICU nurses during Covid-19 | Prevalence of burnout risk | 2 months | 
| Prevalence of depression among ICU nurses during Covid-19 | Prevalence of depression risk | 2 months | 
| Prevalence of self-perceived medical errors among ICU nurses during Covid-19 | Prevalence of self perceived medical errors | 2 months | 
| 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 | 2 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Burnout, Depression, Medical errors, Intensive Care Unit nurses, Covid-19