Innovation, Wellness, and EBP Cultures Are Associated With Less Burnout

The bottom line

Cultures that encourage innovation, wellness, and evidence-based practice were each associated with lower burnout, better mental health, and higher job satisfaction across a mixed clinical workforce. This gives leaders three concrete cultural dimensions to assess and strengthen rather than a vague appeal to 'better culture.' The cross-sectional, self-reported design means causation could plausibly run in either direction.

What the source found

Cross-sectional study of nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals; innovation culture, wellness culture, and evidence-based-practice culture all associated with lower burnout, better mental health, and higher job satisfaction; supports culture-level intervention targets.

Limitations and applicability

Cross-sectional; culture measures self-reported; not anesthesia-specific.

Population and setting

Nurses, physicians, allied health professionals

Used in FairShare guides

• Leadership, Culture, and Fairness
• Evidence-Based Wellness

About this evidence

Research question / practical issue

How does this source inform Leadership, Culture, and Fairness and Understanding Anesthesia Burnout and Evidence-Based Wellness for the population it studied?

Study design, evidence tier, and source class

Peer Reviewed Cross Sectional Survey · primary source · evidence tier 1

Source type: Peer Reviewed Cross Sectional Survey · primary · Evidence tier 1

Topics: Leadership, Culture, and Fairness, Understanding Anesthesia Burnout, Evidence-Based Wellness

Audience: Department Leaders, Wellness Leaders