Addressing Physician Burnout and Ensuring High-Quality Care of the Physician Workforce
Leslie Bradford, Gretchen Glaser
Abstract
Burnout in health care is a public health crisis. Burnout is a triad of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and feelings of reduced personal accomplishment. More than half of practicing physicians and trainees experience burnout, and the rates are increasing. This review highlights the current prevalence of burnout among U.S. physicians, especially obstetrician-gynecologists. We review personal and systemic risk factors for burnout, consequences of burnout, and proven interventions, especially at the systems level, to treat and prevent burnout.
Topics & Concepts
BurnoutDepersonalizationEmotional exhaustionWorkforceFeelingMedicineNursingPsychological interventionHealth carePsychologyFamily medicineClinical psychologySocial psychologyEconomic growthEconomicsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutDiversity and Career in MedicineInnovations in Medical Education