To estimate the prevalence of high-level burnout in physicians and nurses working in adult intensive care units (ICUs).

Burnout among nurses has become a critical issue across health care systems globally, with major effects on both the well-being of health care professionals and the quality of patient care. Burnout is a psychological syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a sense of reduced personal accomplishment. These experiences are often associated with feelings of cynicism, detachment from work, and a perception of being ineffective.1  Nurses are particularly vulnerable to this syndrome because of the demands of the nursing profession, including working long hours, caring for high-acuity patients, high-stress clinical decision-making, staffing challenges, and regularly witnessing human suffering, all of which can take a toll on nurses’ well-being.1 

The prevalence of burnout among nurses has been studied for years, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating that the syndrome has been...

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