Journal article

Job satisfaction and symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and burnout: A survey of Australian and New Zealand intensive care research coordinators

E Yarad, S Bates, M Butler, K Byrne, G Eastwood, S Grattan, J Miller, L Morrison, L Murray, A Palermo, C Sherring, N Soar, DH Tian, M Towns, NE Hammond

Australian Critical Care | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2023

Abstract

Introduction: Intensive care unit clinical research is often implemented by specialised research coordinators (RCs). Clinical research activity within Australian and New Zealand intensive care units has escalated, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Growth of the intensive care RC workforce to match research demand is poorly understood. Aim: The aim of this study was to repeat an Intensive Care Research Coordinator Interest Group workforce survey conducted in 2004 and 2009 to describe the current workforce and role satisfaction and also to determine reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and burnout in Australian and New Zealand intensive care RCs. Methods: In April 2021, a..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This was an investigator-initiated research project, and the authors would like to thank the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Clinical Trials Group for funding the licence required to undertake the burnout survey, the Malcolm Fisher Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, for funding the ethics regulatory fee, and the George Institute for Global Health for supporting the survey database, data analysis, and management.