Survey examines work-family balance issues in ICU clinicians, suggesting need for improved support systems.
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a demanding environment, characterized by unpredictable shifts and heavy cognitive and emotional loads.Burnout [1] and moral distress [2] are well described in ICU, yet their interaction with family life has been less frequently explored.Previous studies demonstrate a significant contribution of work-family conflicts to burnout among other medical specialties [3], but limited information is available among ICU workers.To fill this gap, the ESICM NEXT Committee, the N&AHP Committee and Diversity & Inclusion Group launched a survey to explore and describe workfamily balance and support to parenthood and pregnancy among ICU professionals.
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