Influence of burnout on patient safety: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cíntia de Lima Garcia; Luiz Carlos de Abreu; José Lucas Souza Ramos; Caroline Feitosa Dibai de Castro; Fabiana Rosa Neves Smiderle; Jaçamar Aldenora Dos Santos; Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra

Review

Classic

Influence of burnout on patient safety: systematic review and meta-analysis.

October 23, 2019

Garcia C de L, de Abreu LC, Ramos JLS, et al. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019;55(9):553.

View more articles from the same authors.

New meta-analysis on potential impacts of provider burnout concludes a relationship exists between high levels of burnout—from factors such as high workload and ineffective interpersonal relationships—and worsening patient safety.

PubMed citation

Free full text

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

The impact of nursing practice environments on patient safety culture in primary health care: a scoping review.

January 31, 2024

Higher incidence of adverse events in isolated patients compared with non-isolated patients: a cohort study.

November 18, 2020

Patient safety in palliative care at the end of life from the perspective of complex thinking.

August 16, 2023

Evaluation of accuracy of IHI Trigger Tool in identifying adverse drug events: a prospective observational study.

September 12, 2018

Errors in the administration of intravenous medication in Brazilian hospitals.

October 10, 2007

Recommendations for the safety of hospitalised patients in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

October 5, 2022

Determining medication errors in an adult intensive care unit.

October 18, 2023

Development of a trigger tool to identify adverse drug events in elderly patients with multimorbidity.

August 30, 2017

Error in body weight estimation leads to inadequate parenteral anticoagulation.

July 27, 2011

June 30, 2010

Effectiveness of pharmacist intervention to reduce medication errors and health-care resources utilization after transitions of care: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

July 19, 2017

Gender biases and diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease: multicenter observational study.

February 15, 2023

Surgery is in itself a risk factor for the patient.

June 1, 2022

Patient identification errors: the detective in the laboratory.

January 22, 2014

Human error, not communication and systems, underlies surgical complications.

October 29, 2008

Clinical and pathological disagreement upon the cause of death in a teaching hospital: analysis of 100 autopsy cases in a prospective study.

September 10, 2008

Medication errors in a neonatal intensive care unit.

April 16, 2008

Using near-miss events to improve MRI safety in a large academic centre.

May 15, 2019

Predictive power of the "trigger tool" for the detection of adverse events in general surgery: a multicenter observational validation study.

March 9, 2022

Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and patient safety.

October 16, 2013

Medication reconciliation in oncological patients: a randomized clinical trial.

June 15, 2016

Clinical diagnoses and autopsy findings: discrepancies in critically ill patients.

April 11, 2012

Medication errors in an intensive care unit.

May 20, 2009

Nurse work environment and its impact on reasons for missed care, safety climate, and job satisfaction: a cross-sectional study.

April 21, 2021

Intervention study for the reduction of medication errors in elderly trauma patients.

September 2, 2020

Nurses' perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units and hospital emergency services.

December 2, 2020

Safety in office-based anesthesia: an updated review of the literature from 2016 to 2019

December 4, 2019

Adverse drug event-related admissions to a pediatric emergency unit.

April 14, 2021

Supplemental perioperative oxygen and the risk of surgical wound infection: a randomized controlled trial.

November 23, 2005

'Immunising' physicians against availability bias in diagnostic reasoning: a randomised controlled experiment.

March 18, 2020

Safer prescribing for hospitalized older adults with an electronic health records‐based prescribing context.

October 28, 2020

Technology-induced errors associated with computerized provider order entry software for older patients.

August 23, 2017

Association between implementation of an intensivist-led medical emergency team and mortality.

January 30, 2005

Coping strategies in health care providers as second victims: a systematic review.

August 4, 2021

Harm prevalence due to medication errors involving high-alert medications: a systematic review

May 20, 2020

Measuring experiences and outcomes of patient safety in primary care: a systematic review of available instruments.

October 29, 2014

Cancer diagnostic delay in Northern and Central Italy during the 2020 lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

October 21, 2020

Association between physician depressive symptoms and medical errors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

December 11, 2019

A complexity thinking account of the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for systems-oriented safety management.

January 27, 2021

Diagnosing fast and slow: cognitive bias in obstetrics.

September 27, 2023

E-learning on risk management. An opportunity for sharing knowledge and experiences in patient safety.

January 30, 2019

How to prevent or reduce prescribing errors: an evidence brief for policy authors.

August 7, 2019

Flexibilization of science, cognitive biases, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 23, 2020

Factors influencing the perception of feeling safe in pre-hospital emergency care: a mixed-methods systematic review.

August 9, 2023

Racial disparities in preventable adverse events attributed to poor care coordination reported in a national study of older US adults.

September 1, 2021

Exploring how nursing schools handle student errors and near misses.

December 13, 2017

Association of default electronic medical record settings with health care professional patterns of opioid prescribing in emergency departments: A randomized quality improvement study

February 12, 2020

How does work environment relate to diagnostic quality? A prospective, mixed methods study in primary care.

July 12, 2023

Technical mistakes during the acquisition of the electrocardiogram.

October 28, 2009

Identifying factors leading to harm in English general practices: a mixed-methods study based on patient experiences integrating structural equation modeling and qualitative content analysis.

January 13, 2021

Risks and medication errors analysis to evaluate the impact of a chemotherapy compounding workflow management system on cancer patients' safety.

February 26, 2020

Computerized physician order entry in the cardiac intensive care unit: effects on prescription errors and workflow conditions.

April 30, 2014

Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription and dispensing.

September 28, 2011

Design and testing of the safety agenda mobile app for managing health care managers' patient safety responsibilities.

January 11, 2017

Errors and omissions in hospital prescriptions: a survey of prescription writing in a hospital.

July 1, 2009

Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment prescription and administration process.

March 8, 2023

Effect of a quality improvement intervention with daily round checklists, goal setting, and clinician prompting on mortality of critically ill patients.

April 20, 2016

Medication errors in pediatric inpatients: prevalence and results of a prevention program.

September 17, 2008

Impact of organizations on healthcare-associated infections.

April 1, 2015

Integrating implementation science in a quality and patient safety improvement learning collaborative: essential ingredients and impact.

April 19, 2023

Complexity and safety.

November 2, 2011

Just what the doctor ordered: missed ordering of venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis is associated with increased VTE events in high-risk general surgery patients.

August 30, 2023

Factors influencing witnesses' perception of patient safety during pre-hospital health care from emergency medical services: a multi-center cross-sectional study.

February 14, 2024

Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings.

December 15, 2021

The effect of external inspections on safety in acute hospitals in the National Health Service in England: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis.

August 14, 2019

The sterile cockpit: an effective approach to reducing medication errors?

April 2, 2014

Inappropriate hospital admission as a risk factor for the subsequent development of adverse events: a cross-sectional study.

September 13, 2023

Impact of resident participation on morbidity and mortality in neurosurgical procedures: an analysis of 16,098 patients.

July 22, 2015

The accuracy of the Global Trigger Tool is higher for the identification of adverse events of greater harm: a diagnostic test study.

March 22, 2023

The contribution of sociotechnical factors to health information technology–related sentinel events.

January 27, 2016

Frequency of medication error in pediatric anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analytic estimate.

December 5, 2018

This isn't my information! The impact of accurate identity management on patient safety.

April 17, 2013

Quality management and perceptions of teamwork and safety climate in European hospitals.

January 20, 2016

What COVID-19 teaches us about implicit bias in pediatric health care.

February 24, 2021

Factors determining safety culture in hospitals: a scoping review.

October 25, 2023

Effects of the implementation of a preventive interventions program on the reduction of medication errors in critically ill adult patients.

February 27, 2013

A systematic review of nursing practice workarounds.

October 19, 2022

COVID-19 hospital outbreaks: protecting healthcare workers to protect frail patients. An Italian observational cohort study.

February 3, 2021

Factors associated with missed nursing care and nurse-assessed quality of care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 23, 2022

Five ways you can reduce inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: a systematic review.

April 26, 2006

Educational strategy to reduce medication errors in a neonatal intensive care unit.

May 13, 2009

Medication errors in a neonatal intensive care unit. Influence of observation on the error rate.

September 3, 2008

Making polypharmacy safer for children with medical complexity.

April 5, 2023

Preventing surgical site infections: implementing strategies throughout the perioperative continuum.

July 19, 2023

A blueprint for leadership during COVID-19.

August 12, 2020

Errors of medical interpretation and their potential clinical consequences: a comparison of professional versus ad hoc versus no interpreters.

April 25, 2012

Risk and pharmacoeconomic analyses of the injectable medication process in the paediatric and neonatal intensive care units.

May 12, 2010

A systematic review on pediatric medication errors by parents or caregivers at home.

August 11, 2021

The association of patient safety climate and nurse-related organizational factors with selected patient outcomes: a cross-sectional survey.

June 27, 2012

Knowledge-based information to improve the quality of patient care.

February 25, 2009

The impact of electronic health record interoperability on safety and quality of care in high-income countries: systematic review.

October 5, 2022

Effectiveness of different nursing handover styles for ensuring continuity of information in hospitalised patients.

July 23, 2014

A failure in the medication delivery system-how disclosure and systems investigation improve patient safety.

January 11, 2023

Examining the relationship between nurse fatigue, alertness, and medication errors.

April 3, 2024

Key factors for effective implementation of healthcare workers support interventions after patient safety incidents in health organisations: a scoping review.

January 10, 2024

Flaws in clinical reasoning: a common cause of diagnostic error.

January 11, 2012

Medication governance: preventing errors and promoting patient safety.

March 15, 2017

Strategies to increase reporting of near misses and adverse events.

March 28, 2007

Surgical count process for prevention of retained surgical items: an integrative review.

May 11, 2016

Identifying adverse events in patients hospitalized in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19.

May 10, 2023

Related Resources

Annual Perspective

Ensuring Patient and Workforce Safety Culture in Healthcare

March 27, 2024

Describing the evidence linking interprofessional education interventions to improving the delivery of safe and effective patient care: a scoping review.

March 27, 2024

A systematic integrative review of specialized nurses' role to establish a culture of patient safety: a modelling perspective.

March 6, 2024

Interview

In Conversation With...Stephen Hines, PhD and Monika Haugstetter, MHA, MSN, RN, CPHQ about TeamSTEPPS 3.0

February 28, 2024

Perspective

Revising TeamSTEPPS: The Evolution of Patient Safety Teamwork Training

February 28, 2024

Perspective

Patient Safety in Office-Based Care Settings

January 31, 2024

Interprofessional learning in multidisciplinary healthcare teams is associated with reduced patient mortality: a quantitative systematic review and meta-analysis.

January 24, 2024

Key factors for effective implementation of healthcare workers support interventions after patient safety incidents in health organisations: a scoping review.

January 10, 2024

Interview

In Conversation with... Cheryl Jones about Addressing Workplace Violence and Creating a Safer Workplace

October 31, 2023

Perspectives on Safety

Addressing Workplace Violence and Creating a Safer Workplace

October 31, 2023

Defining speaking up in the healthcare system: a systematic review.

September 20, 2023

In search of an international multidimensional action plan for second victim support: a narrative review.

September 13, 2023

Videos of simulated after action reviews: a training resource to support social and inclusive learning from patient safety events.

September 6, 2023

Improving Patient Safety Culture – A Practical Guide.

August 2, 2023

An integrative systematic review of employee silence and voice in healthcare: what are we really measuring.

June 28, 2023

'Speaking Up' for patient safety and staff well-being: a qualitative study.

June 7, 2023

Patient Safety Innovations

Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis

May 31, 2023

Patient Safety Innovations

Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans

May 31, 2023

The association between patient safety culture and adverse events - a scoping review.

May 17, 2023

Individual characteristics that promote or prevent psychological safety and error reporting in healthcare: a systematic review.

May 10, 2023

Roadmap to Health Care Safety for Massachusetts.

May 3, 2023

Annual Perspective

Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality

April 26, 2023

Interview

In Conversation with... Susan McGrath, PhD and George Blike, MD about Surveillance Monitoring

April 26, 2023

Perspective

Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Hospital Care Units

April 26, 2023

Measuring team hierarchy during high-stakes clinical decision making: development and validation of a new behavioral observation method.

April 12, 2023

CHaMP: A model for building a center to support health care worker well-being after experiencing an adverse event.

April 5, 2023

Perspective

Maternal Safety and Perinatal Mental Health

March 29, 2023

The accuracy of the Global Trigger Tool is higher for the identification of adverse events of greater harm: a diagnostic test study.

March 22, 2023

Teamwork is associated with reduced hospital staff burnout at military treatment facilities: findings from the 2019 Department of Defense Patient Safety Culture Survey.

March 22, 2023

Patient Safety Innovations

The I-READI Quality and Safety Framework: Strong Communications Channels and Effective Practices to Rapidly Update and Implement Clinical Protocols During a Time of Crisis

March 15, 2023

See More About The Topic

General Hospitals

Health Care Executives and Administrators

Quality and Safety Professionals

Medicine

Nurse Care

Influence of burnout on patient safety: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis

Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans

The I-READI Quality and Safety Framework: Strong Communications Channels and Effective Practices to Rapidly Update and Implement Clinical Protocols During a Time of Crisis

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Influence of burnout on patient safety: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis

Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans

The I-READI Quality and Safety Framework: Strong Communications Channels and Effective Practices to Rapidly Update and Implement Clinical Protocols During a Time of Crisis

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue logged in

New Users to the PSNet site