Short term effects of simulation training on stress, anxiety and burnout in critical care health professionals: before and after study

•Simulation appears to improve the perceived stress of session participants.•The effect of the simulation is not only on stress but also on anxiety and even burnout.•Simulation seems to allow the development of personal resources to better apprehend clinical situations. Anesthesia and critical care...

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Published in:Clinical simulation in nursing 2023-02, Vol.75, p.25-32
Main Authors: Couarraze, Sébastien, Saint Jean, Michèle, Decormeille, Guillaume, Houze Cerfon, Charles Henri, Minville, Vincent, Fourcade, Olivier, Geeraerts, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anxiety
burnout
Cognitive science
Education
Humanities and Social Sciences
prevention
Psychology
Simulation
stress
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Summary:•Simulation appears to improve the perceived stress of session participants.•The effect of the simulation is not only on stress but also on anxiety and even burnout.•Simulation seems to allow the development of personal resources to better apprehend clinical situations. Anesthesia and critical care professionals have been shown to be particularly affected by the problems of stress, anxiety, and burnout. Simulation training could be a sustainable solution to help health care workers to deal with this situation. There is however poor scientific evidence on the short-term effect of simulation training on stress, anxiety and burnout in anesthesia and critical care workers. This prospective observational study was conducted over one year. All anesthesia and critical care professionals participating in simulation training for critical situations were considered for inclusion. Perceived Stress Score (PSS), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were collected before and 1 week after the training. Ninety-three participants fully completed the before and after study. PSS levels were significantly lower after the simulation sessions (p = .008), as were STAI levels (anxiety state (p < .001) and anxious personality trait (p = .002). The severity of burnout levels also decreased after simulation training (p < .001). Simulation training based on critical situations exposure seems to have positive and rapid effects on stress, anxiety and burnout in anesthesia and critical care staff.
ISSN:1876-1399
1876-1402
DOI:10.1016/j.ecns.2022.12.001