Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Aishwarya Vijay, Clyde W. Yancy
Summary: This article highlights the risk of burnout and its impact on resident physicians treating patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides strategies for preventing burnout.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sylvain Boet, Cole Etherington, Pierre-Marc Dion, Chloe Desjardins, Manvinder Kaur, Valentina Ly, Manon Denis-LeBlanc, Cecile Andreas, Abi Sriharan
Summary: Physician wellness is crucial for patient safety and quality care. This review examines the impact of coaching by trained coaches on physician well-being, distress, and burnout. The evidence suggests that coaching for physicians can improve their well-being and reduce distress and burnout.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Adrienne Mann, Ami N. Shah, Pari Shah Thibodeau, Liselotte Dyrbye, Adnan Syed, Maria A. Woodward, Kerri Thurmon, Christine D. Jones, Kimiko S. Dunbar, Tyra Fainstad
Summary: This study is a randomized clinical trial that examines the effects of professional coaching on improving well-being and reducing symptoms of burnout in women physician trainees. The results show that the intervention group experienced decreased emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, impostor syndrome, and moral injury, as well as increased self-compassion and flourishing.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Daniel V. Satele, Tait D. Shanafelt
Summary: The study found that self-facilitated physician small-group meetings significantly improved burnout, depressive symptoms, and job satisfaction. This low-cost strategy can promote important dimensions of physician well-being.
MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Cody A. Sasek, Jonathan L. Kilstrom, Sebastian Opar, Zachary Simons
Summary: This study explores factors related to physician assistant education program directors considering leaving their leadership role. The study found that burnout is a modest predictor for consideration of leaving, while underrepresented minority status is not. Other job stress, job satisfaction, and job experience variables were also found to be related to the consideration of leaving.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Lucinda B. Leung, Caroline K. Yoo, Danielle E. Rose, Nicholas J. Jackson, Susan E. Stockdale, Eric A. Apaydin
Summary: This survey study investigates the correlation between burnout and different telework arrangements among physicians in the Veterans Health Administration.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hemasree Yeluru, Heather L. Newton, Rupa Kapoor
Summary: Physician burnout, especially among female physicians, is a growing problem that requires intervention starting from medical school and residency. The severe effects of burnout on both physicians and patients necessitate sustainable solutions.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sarah R. Martin, Michelle A. Fortier, Theodore W. Heyming, Kyle Ahn, Whitney Nichols, Charles Golden, Haleh Saadat, Zeev N. Kain
Summary: This study found that perfectionism is associated with burnout in physicians, with high self-critical perfectionism and low conscientiousness and agreeableness being predictive factors for burnout.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Eve Rittenberg, Jeffrey B. Liebman, Kathryn M. Rexrode
Summary: Previous research has shown that female physicians spend more time than male physicians in the electronic health record (EHR). This study aimed to examine gender differences in EHR usage among primary care physicians and identify potential causes for those differences. The findings indicate that female primary care physicians spend more time working in the EHR and receive more staff and patient messages compared to their male colleagues.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lisa S. Rotenstein, Nate Apathy, Bruce Landon, David W. Bates
Summary: This study examines the association between practice ownership and physician perceptions of electronic health records (EHRs). The results suggest that physicians working in physician-owned practices are more likely to be satisfied with the EHR, have positive perceptions of time spent on documentation, and have staff support for documentation compared with their counterparts working in non-physician-owned practices.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
David S. Burstein, Faith Svigos, Akash Patel, Neha K. Reddy, Kelly N. Michelson, Linda C. O'Dwyer, Mark Linzer, Jeffrey A. Linder, David Victorson
Summary: This article conducts a scoping review on physician caring and identifies six aspects of physician caring, providing an evidence-based approach to improve healthcare delivery and mitigate physician burnout.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Elli Weisbaum, Nicholas Chadi
Summary: This article presents the rationale, development, and design of a prospective qualitative study on the mindfulness intervention for physician wellness. The study aims to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and practical application of mindfulness interventions through in-depth thematic analysis and participant observation. The results of the study can contribute to a better understanding of the impact of mindfulness interventions on physician wellbeing and the healthcare system, providing guidance for further research in this area.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Stefania De Simone, Maria Vargas, Giuseppe Servillo
Summary: This study found that organizational interventions were more effective in reducing physician burnout compared to physician-directed interventions, demonstrating the importance of addressing issues related to the working environment and organizational culture in reducing burnout among physicians.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Oliver T. Nguyen, Nyasia J. Jenkins, Neel Khanna, Shivani Shah, Alexander J. Gartland, Kea Turner, Lisa J. Merlo
Summary: Physicians often view the electronic health record (EHR) as a hindrance to meaningful work and have recommended improvements such as reducing EHR time and enhancing EHR usability. Their recommendations span from federal regulations to organizational policies to EHR modifications, and physicians should be involved in planning and implementing these modifications to ensure compatibility with their needs and clinical workflows.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Tamara J. Bahr, Shiphra Ginsburg, James G. Wright, Aviv Shachak
Summary: This study examines the association between the use of information and communication technology (ICT) outside of working hours and physician burnout. The results show that both work-related ICT use and the number of years in practice are significantly associated with burnout. Therefore, further research is needed to understand the relationship between work-home life issues and burnout, the impact of physician age and experience, and how specialty-specific factors are related to burnout.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)