Compared to Palliative Care, Working in Intensive Care More than Doubles the Chances of Burnout: Results from a Nationwide Comparative Study

Professionals working in intensive and palliative care units, hence caring for patients at the end-of-life, are at risk of developing burnout. Workplace conditions are determinant factors to develop this syndrome among professionals providing end-of-life care.This study was partially supported by Fundação Grünenthal and Fundação Merck, Sharp and Dohme (2007/2011), which provided financial support during the period of data collection