Table 2.
Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders According to Function in the ICU
| Symptoms | All Respondents |
Nurses |
Nursing Assistants |
Residents and Interns |
Attending Physicians |
Allied Professionalsa |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 845 [100%]) | (n = 412 [48.7%]) | (n = 143 [16.9%]) | (n = 97 [11.5%]) | (n = 175 [20.7%]) | (n = 18 [2.2%]) | ||
| Symptoms of anxiety | 507 (60%) | 264 (64%) | 85 (59.4%) | 64 (66%) | 83 (47.4%) | 11 (61.1%) | .003 |
| Symptoms of depression | 305 (36.1%) | 154 (37.5%) | 52 (36.3%) | 39 (40.2%) | 54 (30.8%) | 6 (33.3%) | .52 |
| PTSD-related symptoms | 240 (28.4%) | 132 (32%) | 40 (28%) | 26 (26.8%) | 38 (21.7%) | 4 (22.2%) | .13 |
| Intrusion | 6 (2-12) | 7 (3-12) | 8 (3-13) | 6 (1-11) | 4 (1-9) | 5 (2-11) | .0001 |
| Avoidance | 4 (1-10) | 5 (1-11) | 6 (2-10) | 3 (0-10) | 2 (0-7) | 2 (0-8) | < .0001 |
| Hyperarousal | 3 (1-7) | 3 (1-7) | 3 (1-7) | 3 (0-7) | 1 (0-6) | 1.5 (1-6) | .004 |
| Symptoms of severe burnout | 381 (45.1%) | 194 (47.1%) | 61 (42.6%) | 59 (60.8%) | 57 (32.6%) | 10 (55.6%) | .0002 |
| Exhaustion | 15 (8-27) | 17 (9-29) | 12 (6-27) | 20 (13-31) | 12 (7-21) | 8 (5-25) | < .0001 |
| Depersonalization | 6 (3-12) | 7 (3-13) | 5 (2-10) | 11 (6-16) | 6 (3-12) | 2 (0-6) | < .0001 |
| Personal achievement | 34 (26-39) | 33 (27-38) | 34 (25-42) | 31 (25-36) | 35 (29-41) | 27 (12-42) | .006 |
PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder.
a
Physiotherapists, psychologists, and clinical pharmacists.