Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Factors contributing to health care worker turnover in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada: a qualitative descriptive interview study.
Mellett, James; Andersen, Sarah K; Deschenes, Sadie; Kilcommons, Sebastian; Douma, Matthew J; Montgomery, Carmel L; Opgenorth, Dawn; Baig, Nadia; Fiest, Kirsten M; Rewa, Oleksa G; Bagshaw, Sean M; Lau, Vincent I.
Afiliação
  • Mellett J; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • Andersen SK; Center for Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness (CRISMA), Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
  • Deschenes S; Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • Kilcommons S; Alberta Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • Douma MJ; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • Montgomery CL; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services, 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada.
  • Opgenorth D; Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • Baig N; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services, 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada.
  • Fiest KM; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services, 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada.
  • Rewa OG; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Bagshaw SM; Alberta Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • Lau VI; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services, 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada.
Can J Anaesth ; 2024 Sep 04.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39231881
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased job vacancies in Canadian intensive care units (ICUs). We aimed to identify, explore, and describe factors contributing to the decisions of health care workers to leave, or strongly consider leaving their ICU positions during the peri-COVID-19 pandemic era.

METHODS:

We undertook a qualitative descriptive study between June and August 2022. We conducted semistructured interviews with 19 registered nurses and one respiratory therapist from a single ICU in Alberta, Canada who had left, or had strongly considered leaving their ICU position since the beginning of the pandemic. We used Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis to generate themes from these interviews.

RESULTS:

We identified five themes to describe the factors that contributed to participants' decisions to leave, or strongly consider leaving, their ICU positions. These were 1) toxic workplace, 2) inadequate staffing, 3) distress from providing nonbeneficial care, 4) caring for patients with COVID-19 and their families, and 5) paradoxical responses to COVID-19 outside of the ICU. Some of these factors existed before the pandemic and were exacerbated by it, while others were novel to COVID-19.

CONCLUSIONS:

Participants described as key factors in their decision or desire to leave their ICU positions the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on workplace culture, staffing, and patient interactions, as well as the discourse surrounding COVID-19 outside of work. Strategies that target workplace culture and ensure adequate staffing should be prioritized to promote staff retention following the pandemic.
RéSUMé OBJECTIF La pandémie de COVID-19 a entraîné une augmentation du nombre de postes vacants dans les unités de soins intensifs (USI) canadiennes. Notre objectif était d'identifier, d'explorer et de décrire les facteurs qui ont contribué à la décision des travailleuses et travailleurs de la santé de quitter ou d'envisager fortement de quitter leur poste aux soins intensifs pendant la période péri-pandémie de COVID-19. MéTHODE Nous avons réalisé une étude descriptive qualitative entre juin et août 2022. Nous avons mené des entrevues semi-structurées auprès de 19 membres du personnel infirmier autorisé et d'un·e inhalothérapeute d'une seule unité de soins intensifs en Alberta, au Canada, qui avaient quitté ou fortement envisagé de quitter leur poste aux soins intensifs depuis le début de la pandémie. Nous avons utilisé l'analyse thématique de Braun et Clarke pour générer des thèmes à partir de ces entretiens. RéSULTATS Nous avons cerné cinq thèmes pour décrire les facteurs qui ont contribué à la décision des participant·es de quitter ou d'envisager fortement de quitter leur poste aux soins intensifs  1) un lieu de travail toxique, 2) un personnel inadéquat, 3) la détresse liée à la fourniture de soins non bénéfiques, 4) la prise en charge des personnes atteintes de COVID-19 et de leurs familles, et 5) les réponses paradoxales à la COVID-19 en dehors de l'unité de soins intensifs. Certains de ces facteurs existaient avant la pandémie et ont été exacerbés par celle-ci, tandis que d'autres étaient nouveaux et liés à la COVID-19.

CONCLUSION:

Les participant·es ont décrit comme des facteurs clés dans leur décision ou leur désir de quitter leur poste aux soins intensifs les répercussions de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur la culture du lieu de travail, la dotation et les interactions avec la patientèle, ainsi que le discours entourant la COVID-19 en dehors du travail. Les stratégies qui ciblent la culture du milieu de travail et assurent une dotation adéquate devraient être priorisées afin de favoriser le maintien en poste du personnel après la pandémie.
Palavras-chave

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Can J Anaesth Assunto da revista: ANESTESIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Canadá País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Can J Anaesth Assunto da revista: ANESTESIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Canadá País de publicação: Estados Unidos