The relationship between alarm fatigue and burnout among neonatal intensive care unit nurses: A multi-center cross-sectional study

This multicenter cross-sectional study helps fill the knowledge gap on the relationship between alarm fatigue and occupational burnout in neonatal intensive care units, particularly regarding nonlinearity and threshold effects. It identifies a significant nonlinear association and delineates key thresholds; accordingly, the study recommends routine screening and early, personalized interventions in neonatal intensive care units to reduce burnout and medical errors and to improve alarm-response quality, patient safety, and team well-being.