Johnson, J orcid.org/0000-0003-0431-013X, Hall, LH, Berzins, K et al. (3 more authors) (2018) Mental healthcare staff well‐being and burnout: A narrative review of trends, causes, implications, and recommendations for future interventions. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27 (1). pp. 20-32. ISSN 1445-8330
Abstract
Rising levels of burnout and poor well‐being in healthcare staff are an international concern for health systems. The need to improve well‐being and reduce burnout has long been acknowledged, but few interventions target mental healthcare staff, and minimal improvements have been seen in services. This review aimed to examine the problem of burnout and well‐being in mental healthcare staff and to present recommendations for future research and interventions. A discursive review was undertaken examining trends, causes, implications, and interventions in burnout and well‐being in healthcare staff working in mental health services. Data were drawn from national surveys, reports, and peer‐reviewed journal articles. These show that staff in mental healthcare report poorer well‐being than staff in other healthcare sectors. Poorer well‐being and higher burnout are associated with poorer quality and safety of patient care, higher absenteeism, and higher turnover rates. Interventions are effective, but effect sizes are small. The review concludes that grounding interventions in the research literature, emphasizing the positive aspects of interventions to staff, building stronger links between healthcare organizations and universities, and designing interventions targeting burnout and improved patient care together may improve the effectiveness and uptake of interventions by staff.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Johnson, J., Hall, L. H., Berzins, K., Baker, J., Melling, K. and Thompson, C. (2017), Mental healthcare staff well-being and burnout: A narrative review of trends, causes, implications, and recommendations for future interventions. Int J Mental Health Nurs., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12416. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | burnout; health services; mental health; patient safety; workforce |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Adult (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Mental Health (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NIHR National Inst Health Research YH - CLAHRC |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2018 15:48 |
Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2018 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/inm.12416 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:125589 |