Towards better understanding of workplace factors contributing to hospitalist burden and burnout prior to COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalists are physicians trained in internal medicine and play a critical role in delivering care in in-patient settings. They work across and interact with a variety of sub-systems of the hospital, collaborate with various specialties, and spend their time exclusively in hospitals. Research shows that hospitalists report burnout rates above the national average for physicians and thus, it is important to understand the key factors contributing to hospitalists' burnout and identify key priorities for improving hospitalists' workplace.

Methods

Hospitalists at an academic medical center and a community hospital were recruited to complete a survey that included demographics, rating the extent to which socio-technical (S-T) factors contributed to burnout, and 22-it

SUBMITTER: Mazur LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9395300 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature