Factors Related to Physician Burnout and Its Consequences: A Review

• Published in: Behavioral sciences Vol. 8; no. 11; p. 98
• Main Authors: Patel, Rikinkumar S., Bachu, Ramya, Adikey, Archana, Malik, Meryem, Shah, Mansi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.10.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Burnout; Careers; causes; consequences; Critical care; depression; Electronic health records; Emergency medical care; Fatigue; Females; Health care policy; healthcare impact; Internal medicine; Job satisfaction; Medical errors; Medicine; patient care; Patient safety; Physicians; Post traumatic stress disorder; Review; Suicides & suicide attempts; Work environment; Workloads; United States > US; consequences; healthcare impact; depression; burnout; patient care; causes

Physician burnout is a universal dilemma that is seen in healthcare professionals, particularly physicians, and is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a feeling of low personal accomplishment. In this review, we discuss the contributing factors leading to physician burnout...