Burnout Trends Among US Health Care Workers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Burnout among health care workers is a widespread concern in health care both before and since the COVID-19 pandemic, yet little is known about health care workers' burnout levels across occupations and settings.

Objective

To examine trends in burnout and professional stress reported among health care workers working at the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and identify occupations that experienced notable changes and the factors associated with changes.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study used a retrospective cohort design grouped by key factors associated with burnout and professional stress. Responses to an annual organization-wide survey at 140 medical centers from 2018 to 2023 were used.

Exposures

Respondents self-reported

SUBMITTER: Mohr DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12013355 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature