Could breaks reduce general practitioner burnout and improve safety? A daily diary study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of burnout are currently at record high levels, and GPs experience higher burnout than many other specialties. Organisational interventions may reduce burnout, but few studies have investigated these in primary care.

Aim

The current study investigated whether breaks, both with and without social interactions, were associated with burnout and patient safety perceptions in GPs.

Design

A within-subjects, interval contingent, quantitative daily diary design.

Setting

UK GP practices.

Method

Participants completed questionnaires at baseline measuring demographic variables, burnout and patient safety perceptions. They then completed a questionnaire in the evening each day for a week which captured whether they had taken a break that day, whethe

SUBMITTER: Hall LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11349094 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature