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Quality of life and patient safety: the impact of the work environment on the well-being of medical staff in ICU settings Cover

Quality of life and patient safety: the impact of the work environment on the well-being of medical staff in ICU settings

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|Jul 2026

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Fig.1

Differences in burnout score with regard to the category of the health care provider (A), gender (B), age (C), and the hospital status (D). The date is illustrated as means±SEM. ** represents a p value between 0.001–0.01, **** represents a p value less than 0.0001.

Fig.2

Differences in compassion-satisfaction score with regard to the category of the health care provider (A), gender (B), age (C), and the hospital status (D). The date is illustrated as means±SEM. * represents a p value between 0.05–0.01, ** represents a p value between 0.001–0.01, *** represents a p value between 0.0001–0.001, and **** represents a p value less than 0.0001.

Fig.3

Differences in the secondary trauma score with regard to the category of the health care provider (A), gender (B), age (C), and the hospital status (D). The date is illustrated as means±SEM. * represents a p value between 0.05–0.01.

Table 1.

Differences in perception of various items included in the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) among medical staff categories.

Medical residents (MR) (mean+/− SEM)Nurses (N) (mean+/− SEM)Medical doctors (MD) (mean+/− SEM)Others (O) (mean+/−SEM)ANOVA results (p value)
Enough staff for patients2.63+/−0.112.22+/−0.122.8+/−0.122.85+/−0.32p=0.005
Adequate equipment3.423+/−0.114.078+/−0.103.875+/−0.104.714+/−0.22p˂0.0001
Conflicts resolved for patients’ good3.479+/−0.113.93+/−0.093.81+/−0.114.42+/−0.20P=0.001
Good teamwork3.845+/−0.103.967+/−0.104.278+/−0.074.429+/−0.20P=0.007
Safe environment4.014+/−0.104.156+/−0.114.125+/−0.084.571+/−0.20P=0.24
Staff often ignore rules2.042+/−0.071.989+/−0.092.194+/−0.091.500+/−0.25P=0.03
Ineffectiveness when tired3.930+/−0.102.600+/−0.093.431+/−0.112.500+/−0.32P˂0.0001
Excessive workload hurts performance3.930±0.102.789±0.123.472±0.112.571±0.35p˂0.0001
I like my job3.845±0.094.311±0.104.083±0.094.571±0.29P=0.02
Good workplace3.648±0.104.244±0.104.069±0.084.714±0.12p˂0.001
Table 2.

Correlations in the perception of various items included in the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) and burnout, compassion-satisfaction, and secondary trauma scores respectively. r represents the correlation coefficient.

CO (r, p)BO (r, p)ST (r, p)
Enough staff for patients−0.02917 (0.64)−0.1472 (0.02)−0.05600 (0.38)
Adequate equipment0.2646 (˂0.0001)−0.3718 (˂0.0001)−0.1284 (0.04)
Conflicts resolved for patients’ good0.3217 (˂0.0001)−0.4247 (˂0.0001)−0.2443 (0.0001)
Good teamwork0.2587 (˂0.0001)−0.3836 (˂0.0001)−0.1233 (0.052)
Safe environment0.3270 (˂0.0001)−0.4777 (˂0.0001)−0.2098 (0.0009)
Staff often ignore rules−0.3231 (˂0.0001)0.3865 (˂0.0001)0.2364 (0.0002)
Ineffectiveness when tired−0.4704 (˂0.0001)0.5727 (˂0.0001)0.3846 (˂0.0001)
Excessive workload hurts performance−0.4124 (˂0.0001)0.5186 (˂0.0001)0.4175 (˂0.0001)
I like my job0.5350 (˂0.0001)−0.4577 (˂0.0001)−0.2565 (˂0.0001)
Good workplace0.5128 (˂0.0001)−0.5888 (˂0.0001)−0.2492 (˂0.0001)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62838/jccm-2026-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 444 - 452
Submitted on: Aug 5, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 20, 2026
Published on: Jul 27, 2026
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Sebastian Isac, Elisabeta Nita, Victor Cristian Toma, Andrada-Georgiana Badea, Mihaela Camelia Popa, Teodora Isac, Mara Madalina Mihai, Cristina Veronica Andreescu, Cristina Martac, Gabriela Droc, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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