ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2018
Intervention for Physician Burnout: A Systematic Review.
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 163 citations in OpenAlex.
- Individual and organizational interventions to reduce burnout in resident physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2024Pooled it
- Individual-level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- The relationship between physician burnout and depression, anxiety, suicidality and substance abuse: A mixed methods systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Burnout among Professionals Working in Corrections: A Two Stage Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions to reduce burnout of physicians and nurses: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Mental health outcomes of quarantine and isolation for infection prevention: a systematic umbrella review of the global evidence.Epidemiology and health · 2020Pooled it
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- Recruitment, retention and recouperation: lessons learned from a study aimed at assessing burnout mitigation in physician learners.BMC research notes · 2025Trial
- Selective Prevention of Depression in Workers Using a Smartphone App: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- A Longitudinal Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention in Teachers: Changes in Psychosocial Risks, Burnout, Depression, and Salivary Cortisol.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Review on Artificial Intelligence as a Solution to Burnout in Interventional Radiology.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026Review
- The Impact of Restructuring Dentistry Studies on Student Stress and Satisfaction Regarding the Curriculum and Educational Methods.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Article
- Burnout and team functioning in pediatric pain care: A cross-sectional survey of multidisciplinary providers.The journal of pain · 2026Article
- Burnout and perceived stress in medical interns working at a hospital in Windhoek, Namibia.Journal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa · 2026Article
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- Factors associated with healthcare worker burnout in academically affiliated Ryan White HIV clinics in the southeastern United States.Journal of workplace behavioral health · 2026Article
- Empathy, Burnout, and Perceived Stress Among Postgraduate Medical Trainees in India: A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Burnout among young Italian Internists: a cross-sectional study assessing prevalence and associated factors.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Art therapy to reduce burnout and mental distress in healthcare professionals in acute hospitals: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Online yoga programme for resident physicians in Québec: an evaluation of feasibility and impact on mental health.BMJ open · 2024Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Burnout is an important problem for physicians, with a strong impact on their quality of life and a corresponding decrease in the quality of care with an evident economical burden for the healthcare system. However, the range of interventions used to decrease this problem could be very fragmented and with the aim to shed some light on this issue, this study reviews and summarizes the currently available studies. We conducted a systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to identify studies about intervention on physician burnout. Two authors independently searched into scientific databases to analyze and review the full papers that met the inclusion criteria. As a result, from an initial search of 11029 articles, 13 studies met full criteria and were included in this review. Of the 13 studies presented, only 4 utilized randomized controlled trials, therefore the results should be interpreted with caution. Future interventions should focus on a more holistic approach using a wider range of techniques. According to the studies selected in this review, it appears that a successful intervention for burnout should take into account the broad range of causes incorporating a variety of therapeutic tools.
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