Table 2.
Details of level of agreement to questions regarding socio-organisational factors associated with intensivist wellbeing and burnout
| Question | N | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Very often |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interpersonal interactions and workplace relationships | ||||||
| I enjoy collegial relationships with my ICU medical colleagues | 252 | 4 (1.5%) | 9 (3.5%) | 44 (16.9%) | 120 (46.0%) | 75 (28.7%) |
| I enjoy collegial relationships with my nursing colleagues | 253 | 1 (0.4%) | 4 (1.5%) | 35 (13.4%) | 127 (48.7%) | 86 (33.0%) |
| I enjoy effective working relationships with other medical specialties within my hospital | 253 | 0 | 11 (4.2%) | 72 (27.6%) | 135 (51.7%) | 35 (13.4%) |
| When I am experiencing difficulties at work, I have someone to talk it over with | 254 | 13 (5.0%) | 39 (14.9%) | 70 (26.8%) | 85 (32.6%) | 47 (18.5%) |
| Leadership and governance | ||||||
| I am supported by those in leadership positions within my unit | 254 | 10 (3.8%) | 25 (9.6%) | 66 (25.3%) | 88 (33.7%) | 65 (24.9%) |
| I am supported by the hospital executive | 254 | 25 (9.6%) | 73 (28.0%) | 96 (36.8%) | 54 (20.7%) | 6 (2.3%) |
| I feel as though the needs of my unit are adequately advocated for within my hospital | 254 | 11 (4.2%) | 74 (28.4%) | 93 (35.6%) | 60 (23.0%) | 16 (6.1%) |
| I feel as though the needs of my specialty are adequately advocated for within my health system | 254 | 14 (5.4%) | 76 (29.1 %) | 111 (42.5%) | 43 (16.5%) | 10 (3.8%) |
| I feel that there is a clear and widely understood vision for how the unit I work in is developing | 253 | 14 (5.4%) | 53 (20.3%) | 98 (37.6%) | 68 (26.1 %) | 20 (7.7%) |
| The clinical workload in my unit is managed well | 252 | 5 (1.9%) | 31 (11.9%) | 81 (31.0%) | 114 (43.7%) | 21 (8.1%) |
| Control and self-determination | ||||||
| I find I have to "fight" in order to get things done at work | 252 | 2 (0.8%) | 52 (19.9%) | 116 (44.4%) | 56 (21.5%) | 26 (10.0%) |
| I am concerned about my future in the specialty I have trained in | 254 | 40 (15.3%) | 77 (29.5%) | 71 (27.2%) | 38 (14.6%) | 28 (10.7%) |
| I feel that I can influence the working of my unit | 254 | 5 (1.9%) | 51 (19.5%) | 90 (34.5%) | 7 (28.0%) | 35 (13.4%) |
| I am currently working in the job(s) I want to work in | 253 | 6 (2.3%) | 22 (8.4%) | 64 (24.5%) | 111 (42.5%) | 50 (19.2%) |
| I have adequate access to rostered non-clinical time | 252 | 9 (3.5%) | 20 (7.7%) | 72 (27.6%) | 111 (42.5%) | 40 (15.3%) |
| I have adequate ability to select when I have time away from work | 252 | 2 (0.8%) | 32 (12.3%) | 80 (30.7%) | 105 (40.2%) | 33 (12.6%) |
ICU = intensive care unit.