Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Integration in Physicians During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Palo Alto University · Stanford Medicine · +4 more institutions
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Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the prevalence of burnout and satisfaction with work-life integration (WLI) in US physicians at the end of 2021, roughly 21 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, with comparison to 2020, 2017, 2014, and 2011.
Methods
Between December 9, 2021, and January 24, 2022, we surveyed US physicians using methods similar to those of our prior studies. Burnout, WLI, depression, and professional fulfillment were assessed with standard instruments.
Results
There were 2440 physicians who participated in the 2021 survey. Mean emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scores were higher in 2021 than those observed in 2020, 2017, 2014, and 2011 (all P
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Keywords
- Burnout
- Medicine
- Depersonalization
- Emotional exhaustion
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Specialty
- Pandemic
- Depression (economics)
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