MedPage Today November 26, 2024
— AMA study shows physicians impacted by poor control over patient volume, clinical schedules
Lack of control over their work environment fostered burnout among physicians, along with an increased desire to bail out of the organization, according to a multi-institutional study.
The analysis of data from 2,339 physicians revealed that those who reported having poor control over their workload had higher levels of burnout (OR 3.83, 95% CI 2.99-4.90), Christine A. Sinsky, MD, of the American Medical Association (AMA) in Chicago, and colleagues reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Besides workload, burnout was independently linked with having poor control over:
- Volume of patient load: OR 1.35 (95% CI 1.04-1.75)
- Choosing members of the clinical team: OR 1.66 (95%...
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