Implementation and effectiveness of a physician-focused peer support program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The practice of medicine faces a mounting burnout crisis. Physician burnout leads to worse mental health outcomes, provider turnover, and decreased quality of care. Peer support, a viable strategy to combat burnout, has been shown to be well received by physicians.

Methods

This study evaluates the Peer Outreach Support Team (POST) program, a physician-focused peer support initiative established in a 2-hospital system, using descriptive statistical methodologies. We evaluate the POST program using the Practical Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM) framework to describe important contextual factors including characteristics of the intervention, recipients, implementation and sustainability infrastructure, and external environment, and to assess RE-

SUBMITTER: Tolins ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619771 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature