Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:Although we know much about work-related physician burnout and the subsequent negative effects, we do not fully understand work-related physician wellness. Likewise, the relation of wellness and burnout to physician happiness is unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine how physician burnout and wellness contribute to happiness. METHODS:We sampled 2000 full-time physician members of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Respondents completed a demographics questionnaire, questions about workload, the Physician Wellness Inventory, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the Subjective Happiness Scale. We performed a hierarchical regression analysis with the burnout and wellness subscales as predictor variables and physician happiness as the outcome variable. RESULTS:Our response rate was 22%. Career purpose, personal accomplishment, and perception of workload manageability had significant positive correlations with physician happiness. Distress had a significant negative correlation with physician happiness. CONCLUSIONS:A sense of career meaning and accomplishment, along with a lack of distress, are important factors in determining physician happiness. The number of hours a physician works is not related to happiness, but the perceived ability to manage workload was significantly related to happiness. Wellness-promotion efforts could focus on assisting physicians with skills to manage the workload by eliminating unnecessary tasks or sharing workload among team members, improving feelings of work accomplishment, improving career satisfaction and meaning, and managing distress related to patient care.
journal_name
South Med Jjournal_title
Southern medical journalauthors
Eckleberry-Hunt J,Kirkpatrick H,Taku K,Hunt R,Vasappa Rdoi
10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000437subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-04-01 00:00:00pages
207-12issue
4eissn
0038-4348issn
1541-8243pii
SMJ50165journal_volume
109pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Because of the persistently high mortality from sepsis in cancer patients, a retrospective study was designed to identify the causative organisms and to determine the factors affecting the outcome of sepsis. A total of 84 episodes of septicemia in 61 children with cancer were studied. The more frequently isolated orga...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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