Workplace environment around physicians' burnout: A qualitative study in French hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Burnout among physicians in public hospital has become a major public health issue in most Western countries. Qualitative literature has underlined the importance of interpersonal and group aspects in this context. Yet, no qualitative study has ever explicitly explored workplace direct environment's association with physicians' burnout. This study aimed to fill this gap.

Methods

This qualitative study used the five-stage inductive process to analyse the structure of lived experience (IPSE) approach and was conducted in French hospitals. We interviewed 45 participants - 16 with a lived experience of burnout and 29 of their colleagues - 19 women/26 men, (13 radiologists, 12 gastroenterologists, 10 gastrointestinal surgeons and 10 residents) from February 2018 to Apri

SUBMITTER: Sibeoni J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8504159 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature