What about physician wellness? Impact of a quality improvement intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency department (ED) consultations with general internal medicine (GIM) are required when patients need admission, assistance with safe disposition or evaluation and management of complex or acute medical needs. GIM physicians often balance responsibilities between hospital wards and the ED, which can lead to delayed ED consultations, difficulty balancing workload and potential burn-out. To address this issue, a quality improvement (QI) initiative was trialled, establishing a dedicated GIM ED consultation service to manage these duties independently. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of this intervention on physician wellness.

Methods

A pre-post design was used, with two questionnaires adapted from the validated Mini Z version 2.0 (Zero Burnout Program)

SUBMITTER: Mathura P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11792497 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature