Table 1.

Respondent Characteristics, (n = 186)

CharacteristicN (%)Mean ± SD
Position
    Physician (non-resident)153 (82.3)
    Nurse practitioner/physician assistant33 (17.7)
Tenure at time of survey
    Less than 2 years38 (20.5)
    3 to 10 years78 (42.2)
    More than 10 years69 (37.3)
    Complexity-adjusted panel per clinical FTE1212 ± 460
    Clinical FTE0.48 ± 0.30
Health system
    University-based84 (45.2)
    County-based102 (54.8)
    Work in a residency-teaching clinic90 (48.4)
    High burnout*89 (51.2)
Emotional exhaustion (score category)
    Overall score15.2 ± 7.4
    Low exhaustion (0 to 10)49 (26.3)
    Moderate exhaustion (11 to 15)53 (28.5)
    High exhaustion (16 or more)84 (45.2)
Cynicism (score category)
    Overall score7.6 ± 7.1
    Low cynicism (0 to 5)94 (50.5)
    Moderate cynicism (6 to 10)40 (21.5)
    High cynicism (11 or more)52 (28.0)
Engagement: Net Promoter Score (score category)
    Overall score7.3 ± 2.3
    Detractor (0 to 6)46 (24.7)
    Passively satisfied (7 to 8)77 (41.4)
    Promoter (9 to 10)63 (33.9)
Burnout-engagement phenotypes
    Low burnout-low engagement45 (24.6)
    Low burnout-high engagement44 (24.0)
    High burnout-low engagement78 (42.6)
    High burnout-high engagement16 (8.7)
HEDIS patient quality measures: Proportion of patients up-to-date or in control on HEDIS quality measures, mean (S.D.)
    Cancer screening up to date71.9% (11.5%)
    Breast cancer screening up to date72.4% (14.3%)
    Cervical cancer screening up to date73.4% (11.0%)
    Colorectal cancer screening up to date69.6% (14.5%)
    Diabetes under control79.0% (13.0%)
    Hypertension under control72.0% (10.2%)
CG-CAPHS patient experience measures: Proportion of top box scores on CG-CAHPS measures, mean (S.D.)
    PCP communication86.5% (12.8%)
    Rating of PCP74.3% (17.1%)
    Recommend clinic80.1% (16.3%)
  • CG-CAHPS, Clinician and Group Survey-Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems; FTE, full-time equivalent; HEDIS, Health care Effectiveness Data and Information Set; MBI, Maslach Burnout Inventory; PCP, primary care physician.

  • * The term “burnout” is defined as reporting either high exhaustion or high cynicism.

  • The MBI emotional exhaustion and cynicism subscales have a possible range of 1–30, with 30 being the most severe emotional exhaustion or cynicism.

  • The Net Promoter Score refers to the likelihood to recommend clinic as place to work. This score has a possible range of 0–10, with 10 being the most positive rating. Scores are classified as Detractor (0–6), Passively satisfied (7–8), or Promoters (9–10).

  • SD, standard deviation.