RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Differences in Occupational Burnout Among Primary Care Professionals
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 1203
OP 1211
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210139
VO 34
IS 6
A1 Jessica Clifton
A1 Levi Bonnell
A1 Juvena Hitt
A1 Abigail Crocker
A1 Gail L. Rose
A1 Constance van Eeghen
A1 Rodger Kessler
A1 Kari A. Stephens
A1 Kathryn Teng
A1 Janeen Leon
A1 Brenda Mollis
A1 Benjamin Littenberg
YR 2021
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/6/1203.abstract
AB Background: Occupational burnout is a major concern for personal well-being and patient care. We examined burnout among primary care providers (PCPs), medical residents, behavioral health providers (BHPs), nurses, and other clinical and nonclinical primary care team members.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, nested within a larger randomized trial. Participants completed a validated 9-item burnout measure with 3 domains: depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and personal accomplishment. Multivariable multilevel linear regression with a random intercept for each practice was used to determine mean differences in burnout across professional roles.Results: Overall burnout rates varied by professional role: PCPs 70%, medical residents 89%, BHPs 59%, nurses 66%, other clinicians 68%, and nonclinical professionals 70%. Compared with nonclinical professionals, residents experienced more burnout in more domains, followed by PCPs. PCPs, residents, and nurses reported significantly worse depersonalization and exhaustion scores. Nonclinical professionals had worse accomplishment scores than all clinical professionals except for residents. This study revealed moderate-to-high levels of burnout among primary care professionals.Discussion: Clinicians may be experiencing aspects of burnout more intensely than their nonclinical colleagues, and this may be most true for residents and PCPs. Based on these variations, interventions to mitigate burnout may need to be tailored by professional role.