Correlates of physician burnout across regions and specialties: a meta-analysis

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dc.contributor.authorLee, Raymond T
dc.contributor.authorSeo, Bosu
dc.contributor.authorHladkyj, Steven
dc.contributor.authorLovell, Brenda L
dc.contributor.authorSchwartzmann, Laura
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-02T03:50:27Z
dc.date.available2013-10-02T03:50:27Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-28
dc.date.updated2013-10-02T03:50:27Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Health care organizations globally realize the need to address physician burnout due to its close linkages with quality of care, retention and migration. The many functions of health human resources include identifying and managing burnout risk factors for health professionals, while also promoting effective coping. Our study of physician burnout aims to show: (1) which correlates are most strongly associated with emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization (DP), and (2) whether the associations vary across regions and specialties. Methods Meta-analysis allowed us to examine a diverse range of correlates. Our search yielded 65 samples of physicians from various regions and specialties. Results EE was negatively associated with autonomy, positive work attitudes, and quality and safety culture. It was positively associated with workload, constraining organizational structure, incivility/conflicts/violence, low quality and safety standards, negative work attitudes, work-life conflict, and contributors to poor mental health. We found a similar but weaker pattern of associations for DP.Physicians in the Americas experienced lower EE levels than physicians in Europe when quality and safety culture and career development opportunities were both strong, and when they used problem-focused coping. The former experienced higher EE levels when work-life conflict was strong and they used ineffective coping. Physicians in Europe experienced lower EE levels than physicians in the Americas with positive work attitudes. We found a similar but weaker pattern of associations for DP.Outpatient specialties experienced higher EE levels than inpatient specialties when organization structures were constraining and contributors to poor mental health were present. The former experienced lower EE levels when autonomy was present. Inpatient specialties experienced lower EE levels than outpatient specialties with positive work attitudes. As above, we found a similar but weaker pattern of associations for DP. Conclusions Although we could not infer causality, our findings suggest: (1) that EE represents the core burnout dimension; (2) that certain individual and organizational-level correlates are associated with reduced physician burnout; (3) the benefits of directing resources where they are most needed to physicians of different regions and specialties; and (4) a call for research to link physician burnout with performance.
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewed
dc.identifier.citationHuman Resources for Health. 2013 Sep 28;11(1):48
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-11-48
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/22223
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rights.holderRaymond T Lee et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.titleCorrelates of physician burnout across regions and specialties: a meta-analysis
dc.typeJournal Article
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