Prevalence of Emotional Exhaustion Among Respiratory Therapists
Emotional exhaustion was reported by 70% of RTs, a modest decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic. RT emotional exhaustion was associated with turnover intentions and missing work, and RT exposure to incivility was a stronger association than workload or demographic variables.
Authors
- Jerin Juby
- Shawna L Strickland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2113-0835)
- John Emberger
- Katlyn Burr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8408-3688)
- Cheryl A Hoerr
- Karsten J Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7036-6804)
- Bryan Sexton
- Brian J. Smith
- Carl R. Hinkson
- Tracy Truong
- Andrew G. Miller
- Kyle J. Rehder
Institutions
- Christiana Care Health System (US)
- Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- California Department of Health Care Services (US)
- Phelps County Regional Medical Center (US)
- Nemours Children's Health System (US)
- Rush University (US)
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Care
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19433654261418949
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00