Cardiovascular Business August 24, 2021
A majority of studies looking at burnout and job satisfaction in healthcare tend to focus on the physicians themselves. New findings published in JAMA Network Open, however, examined these feelings—and others—among nonphysician healthcare workers such as nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and social workers.
“Burnout and declines in professional satisfaction may also place additional strains on the healthcare system trying to meet the increasing demands for medical care in the setting of workforce shortages,” wrote lead author Liselotte N. Dyrbye, MD, of the Mayo Clinic Program on Physician Well-Being, and colleagues. “Previous cross-sectional studies of physicians, nurses, and advance practice clinicians have demonstrated associations of burnout and satisfaction with intent to reduce work hours or leave their current job.”
The study’s...
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