Autonomy in work location decision and burnout in behavioral health providers: Lessons learned from COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The ability to choose one's work-location can influence burnout from employment. We sought to evaluate potential associations between autonomy in work-location decision and burnout.

Methods

We used 2020 Veterans Health Administration Annual All Employee Survey data from behavioral health providers at 129 medical facilities. Based on responses to items in a COVID-19 module related to teleworking frequency and reasons for not teleworking both pre- and during COVID-19, we generated six groups representing potentially differing levels of work-location decision autonomy. We hypothesized that greater autonomy is associated with less burnout.

Results

Psychologists reported highest burnout (40.1%, 1801/4494), followed by psychiatrists (35.6%, 703/1976) and social wo

SUBMITTER: Myra Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11539198 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature