Leader behavior impact on intensive care practitioners' burnout

Results We studied 200 healthcare practitioners within medical and surgical ICUs. The case study that focused on Qatari intensive care confirmed a high prevalence of burnout (25.5%), where physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists were equally at risk (p = 0.19). Younger individuals were more likely to burn out (p = 0.000). We report a high association of burnout with the instruments that we used. Both positive leadership and empowerment had a negative effect on burnout variance (12.4 and 3.8%, respectively) when considering practitioner burnout. Conclusions The reported high burnout rate among practitioners in ICU settings necessitates special attention in terms of positive leadership attitudes; empowerment could serve as an ameliorating factor.