This presentation describes the predictors and safety implications of burnout and work engagement in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Person-centred analysis was used to identify job characteristics that predicted patterns of burnout and engagement among doctors and nurses. Further analyses were conducted to identify these patterns' relationships with measures of safety. The findings suggest that factors such as incivility, emotional load, overload, meaningful work, career security, and esteem predict burnout and engagement patterns. Additionally, participants with higher burnout scores displayed poorer safety behaviours, whereas those with higher scores of engagement displayed greater safety behaviours. This research helps to further the theoretical understandings and practical implications of burnout and engagement’s relationship with one another, the job-related factors that predict them, and the impact they can have within a safety-critical environment.

At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will be able to:
- Recognise the advantages of conducting a Latent Profiles Analysis when measuring burnout and/or work engagement
- Discuss the value of identifying predictors of burnout and engagement
- Describe the importance of understanding burnout and engagement in the healthcare context

Austin, Benjamin D; Dawson, Niamh; Parker, Stacey L; Liley, Helen G; Bora, Samudragupta