Time Pressure During Primary Care Office Visits: a Prospective Evaluation of Data from the Healthy Work Place Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between worklife factors, clinician outcomes, and time pressure during office visits is unclear.

Objective

To quantify associations between time pressure, workplace characteristics ,and clinician outcomes.

Design

Prospective analysis of data from the Healthy Work Place randomized trial.

Participants

168 physicians and advanced practice clinicians in 34 primary care practices in Upper Midwest and East Coast.

Main measures and methods

Time pressure was present when clinicians needed more time than allotted to provide quality care. Other metrics included work control, work pace (calm to chaotic), organizational culture and clinician satisfaction, stress, burnout, and intent to leave the practice. Hierarchical analysis assessed re

SUBMITTER: Prasad K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7018911 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature