Medical Economics October 9, 2023
Study finds overall prevalence of burnout doubled in two years
While it’s long been known that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased physician burnout, a new study documents the extent of the growth and finds that women doctors, primary care providers and doctors with the fewest years of practice are at particular risk for burnout.
The study’s authors examined burnout’s prevalence by surveying 1,373 physician faculty members of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, a large multispecialty group, in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Among the survey measurements was the Maslach Burnout Inventory, which evaluates physician burnout on the subscales of exhaustion, cynicism and professional efficacy. For purposes of the study they defined burnout as a high score in two of the three...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor