Impact of moral distress on burn-out: a cross-sectional survey of front-line family physicians during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Primary care clinicians are especially prone to burn-out. The primary objective of this study was to investigate factors contributing to burn-out and moral distress and their relationship among practising family physicians (FPs) in California early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Cross-sectional study, online survey evaluating burn-out, moral distress and associated factors.

Setting

California FPs between July and August 2020 practising in community health centres, hospital systems, private clinics and university systems were surveyed with a 22-item online questionnaire.

Participants

FPs practising in California were eligible. The final sample included 218 physicians.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary independent variable was

SUBMITTER: Fischer AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11815442 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature