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Loneliness, Burnout, and Other Types of Emotional Distress Among Family Medicine Physicians: Results From a National Survey

Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, Rebecca Mullen, Andrew Pasternak, Christina M. Hester, Elisabeth Callen, Edward James Bujold, Jennifer K. Carroll and Kim S. Kimminau
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 531-541; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200566
Samuel Ofei-Dodoo
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS (SO-D); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Boulder (RM, JKC); Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno (AP); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (CMH, EC); Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (EJB), Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (KSK).
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Rebecca Mullen
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS (SO-D); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Boulder (RM, JKC); Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno (AP); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (CMH, EC); Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (EJB), Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (KSK).
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Andrew Pasternak
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS (SO-D); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Boulder (RM, JKC); Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno (AP); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (CMH, EC); Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (EJB), Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (KSK).
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Christina M. Hester
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS (SO-D); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Boulder (RM, JKC); Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno (AP); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (CMH, EC); Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (EJB), Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (KSK).
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Elisabeth Callen
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS (SO-D); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Boulder (RM, JKC); Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno (AP); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (CMH, EC); Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (EJB), Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (KSK).
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Edward James Bujold
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS (SO-D); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Boulder (RM, JKC); Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno (AP); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (CMH, EC); Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (EJB), Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (KSK).
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Jennifer K. Carroll
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS (SO-D); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Boulder (RM, JKC); Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno (AP); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (CMH, EC); Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (EJB), Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (KSK).
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Kim S. Kimminau
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS (SO-D); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Boulder (RM, JKC); Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno (AP); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (CMH, EC); Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (EJB), Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (KSK).
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vol. 34 no. 3 531-541
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200566
PubMed 
34088813

Published By 
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication October 28, 2020
  • Revision received January 16, 2021
  • Accepted for publication January 18, 2021
  • Published online June 4, 2021.

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© Copyright 2021 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, PhD, MPA, MA,
  2. Rebecca Mullen, MD, MPH,
  3. Andrew Pasternak, MD, MS,
  4. Christina M. Hester, PhD, MPH,
  5. Elisabeth Callen, PhD, GStat,
  6. Edward James Bujold, MD,
  7. Jennifer K. Carroll, MD, MPH and
  8. Kim S. Kimminau, PhD
  1. From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS (SO-D); Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Boulder (RM, JKC); Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno (AP); American Academy of Family Physicians, Leawood, KS (CMH, EC); Department of Family Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (EJB), Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (KSK).
  1. Corresponding author: Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, PhD, MPA, MA, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, 1010 N. Kansas, Wichita, KS 67214, Phone. 316-293-1879, Fax: 316293-2696 (E-mail: sofeidodoo{at}kumc.edu).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 531-541; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200566

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Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, Rebecca Mullen, Andrew Pasternak, Christina M. Hester, Elisabeth Callen, Edward James Bujold, Jennifer K. Carroll, Kim S. Kimminau
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 531-541; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200566
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