Could breaks reduce general practitioner burnout and improve safety? A daily diary study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 8; p. e0307513
• Main Authors: Hall, Louise H., Johnson, Judith, Watt, Ian, O’Connor, Daryl B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 27.08.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Burn out (Psychology); Burnout; Burnout, Professional - prevention & control; Burnout, Professional - psychology; Care and treatment; Causes of; Demographic variables; Diaries; Emotions; Family physicians; Female; General Practitioners - psychology; Health aspects; Humans; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Mindfulness; Patient Safety; Patient satisfaction; Patients; People and Places; Physicians; Physicians (General practice); Primary care; Psychological aspects; Questionnaires; Research and Analysis Methods; Safety; Safety and security measures; Social behavior; Social interactions; Social Sciences; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; United Kingdom; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK

Rates of burnout are currently at record high levels, and GPs experience higher burnout than many other specialties. Organisational interventions may reduce burnout, but few studies have investigated these in primary care. The current study investigated whether breaks, both with and without social i...