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Comparing burnout and work-life balance among specialists in internal medicine: the role of inpatient vs. outpatient workplace

BACKGROUND: Compared to the general population, physicians are more likely to experience increased burnout and lowered work-life balance. In our article, we want to analyze whether the workplace of a physician is associated with these outcomes. METHODS: In September 2019, physicians from various spe...

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Autores principales: Hussenoeder, Felix S., Bodendieck, Erik, Jung, Franziska, Conrad, Ines, Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7871630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33563299
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-021-00294-3
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Compared to the general population, physicians are more likely to experience increased burnout and lowered work-life balance. In our article, we want to analyze whether the workplace of a physician is associated with these outcomes. METHODS: In September 2019, physicians from various specialties answered a comprehensive questionnaire. We analyzed a subsample of 183 internists that were working full time, 51.4% were female. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis showed that internists working in an outpatient setting exhibit significantly higher WLB and more favorable scores on all three burnout dimensions. In the regression analysis, hospital-based physicians exhibited higher exhaustion, cynicism and total burnout score as well as lower WLB. CONCLUSIONS: Physician working at hospitals exhibit less favorable outcomes compared to their colleagues in outpatient settings. This could be a consequence of workplace-specific factors that could be targeted by interventions to improve physician mental health and subsequent patient care.