Burnout Among Physicians, Advanced Practice Clinicians and Staff in Smaller Primary Care Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burnout among primary care physicians, advanced practice clinicians (nurse practitioners and physician assistants [APCs]), and staff is common and associated with negative consequences for patient care, but the association of burnout with characteristics of primary care practices is unknown.

Objective

To examine the association between physician-, APC- and staff-reported burnout and specific structural, organizational, and contextual characteristics of smaller primary care practices.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of survey data collected from 9/22/2015-6/19/2017.

Setting

Sample of smaller primary care practices in the USA participating in a national initiative focused on improving the delivery of cardiovascular preventive services.

Participants<

SUBMITTER: Edwards ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6258608 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature