Informing Hospital Physician Well-Being Interventions in Europe and the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Physician burnout and retention problems are threatening workforce stability and patient care.

Objective

To compare physician well-being in multiple European countries and the US to inform physician well-being interventions and evaluate whether modifiable aspects of hospital care environments are associated with physician job outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study was conducted at 49 hospitals in 6 European countries (Belgium, England, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, and Norway) and 56 US hospitals. European data from physicians and nurses were collected in 2023; US data were collected in 2021. Data were analyzed from February through August 2025.

Exposures

Three explanatory variables were measured at the hospital level: nur

SUBMITTER: Aiken LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625684 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature