The Wicked Problem of Physician Well-Being

The collective threat to physician well-being is a complex issue with no clear solution. Even before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, physicians suffered from widespread burnout and moral injury, with negative consequences for patient care, physician health, and the health care system. Initial...

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Published inAnesthesiology clinics Vol. 40; no. 2; p. 213
Main Authors Sinskey, Jina L, Margolis, Rebecca D, Vinson, Amy E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2022
Subjects
Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
COVID-19
Humans
Medicine
Patient Care
Physicians
Wellness
Burnout
Physician well-being
Professionalism
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Summary:The collective threat to physician well-being is a complex issue with no clear solution. Even before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, physicians suffered from widespread burnout and moral injury, with negative consequences for patient care, physician health, and the health care system. Initial clinician well-being efforts leaned heavily on individual-focused interventions. However, workplace culture and environment are key factors that affect burnout, and therefore clinician well-being efforts require both individual-focused and systems-level interventions. A sustainable culture of support in medicine is necessary to foster physician well-being.
ISSN:1932-2275
2210-3538
DOI:10.1016/j.anclin.2022.01.001