Resource topic: Measuring Burnout
What’s up Doc? A National Cross-Sectional Study of Psychological Well-Being of Hospital Doctors in Ireland

Published in BMJ Open, Hayes' research aims to measure levels of psychological distress, psychological well-being and self-stigma in hospital doctors in Ireland....

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Well-Being in Residency Training: a Survey Examining Resident Physician Satisfaction both Within and Outside of Residency Training and Mental Health in Alberta

Cohen's article, published in BMC Medical Education, investigates the level of perceived stress, mental health and understanding and need for well-being resources...

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The Well-Being and Mental Health of Male and Female Hospital Doctors in Germany

Mache's study, published in World Hospital Health Services, focuses on the associations between subjective well-being and mental health with an additional focus on...

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Validation of Single-Item Screening Measures for Provider Burnout in a Rural Health Care Network

Waddimba's research, published in Evaluation & Health Professions, validates three single-item measures for emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization...

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Stress and Well-Being of Junior Doctors in Australia: a Comparison with American Doctors and Population Norms

The following study describes compares stress levels of junior medical officers (JMOs, analogous to interns in the US) to predecessors, American surgical residents...

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Resident Physician Well-Being and Assessments of Their Knowledge and Clinical Performance

In a study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine, Beckman et al. determine whether resident well-being and empathy are associated with medical knowledge...

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The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Health: A Meta-Analysis

The following meta-analysis review examines the relationship between job satisfaction and health. The data finds associations between job satisfaction and...

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A Brief Instrument to Assess Both Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Physicians: Reliability and Validity, Including Correlation with Self-Reported Medical Errors, in a Sample of Resident and Practicing Physicians

Published in Academic Psychiatry, this study assesses the 16-item Professional Fulfillment Index (PFI). Principle component analysis concludes that PFI scales have...

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Neurophysiological Markers of Emotion Processing in Burnout Syndrome

The growing amount of neurophysiological and neuroimaging research helps broaden existing knowledge of the neural mechanisms underlying core burnout components....

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Mental Well-Being of Doctors and Nurses in Two Hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica

This study assesses the general mental well-being among hospital clinicians in Kingston, Jamaica. Surveys, burnout tools, and focus group discussion findings...

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