The Association of Team-Specific Workload and Staffing with Odds of Burnout Among VA Primary Care Team Members.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Work-related burnout is common in primary care and is associated with worse patient safety, patient satisfaction, and employee mental health. Workload, staffing stability, and team completeness may be drivers of burnout. However, few studies have assessed these associations at the team level, and fewer still include members of the team beyond physicians.

Objective

To study the associations of burnout among primary care providers (PCPs), nurse care managers, clinical associates (MAs, LPNs), and administrative clerks with the staffing and workload on their teams.

Design

We conducted an individual-level cross-sectional analysis of survey and administrative data in 2014.

Participants

Primary care personnel at VA clinics responding to a national survey.

SUBMITTER: Helfrich CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5481228 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature