Large international study finds burnout impacts patient safety, physician job satisfaction

• A new study found doctors going through burnout are more likely to experience job dissatisfaction and be involved in patient safety incidents.

• This research, which reviewed 170 studies on burnout involving over 239,000 doctors, also found that younger doctors working in hospitals, especially those in intensive care and emergency medicine, were more prone to burnout and job woes.

• These findings have prompted calls for systemic change including interventions to improve medical work environments for physician mental wellness.

Physician burnout is undermining patient safety and leading to career dissatisfaction and turnover, according to a new international study that has medical experts calling for urgent action...