ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2021
Comparing burnout and work-life balance among specialists in internal medicine: the role of inpatient vs. outpatient workplace.
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- Factors Influencing Nurses' Work-Life Balance: A Systematic Review of Challenges, Opportunities and Strategic Solutions for Healthcare Practice and Policy.Journal of nursing management · 2026Pooled it
- Demographic and occupational factors associated with work-life balance among physician assistants/associates: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Burnout among young Italian Internists: a cross-sectional study assessing prevalence and associated factors.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- [Burnout in hospital-based surgeons. Approaches for prevention?]Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Assessment of Life Satisfaction of the Physicians of the Silesian Province, Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The work-life balance of general practitioners as a predictor of burnout and motivation to stay in the profession.BMC primary care · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCompared to the general population, physicians are more likely to experience increased burnout and lowered work-life balance. In our article, we want to analyze whether the workplace of a physician is associated with these outcomes.
methodsIn September 2019, physicians from various specialties answered a comprehensive questionnaire. We analyzed a subsample of 183 internists that were working full time, 51.4% were female.
resultsMultivariate analysis showed that internists working in an outpatient setting exhibit significantly higher WLB and more favorable scores on all three burnout dimensions. In the regression analysis, hospital-based physicians exhibited higher exhaustion, cynicism and total burnout score as well as lower WLB.
conclusionsPhysician working at hospitals exhibit less favorable outcomes compared to their colleagues in outpatient settings. This could be a consequence of workplace-specific factors that could be targeted by interventions to improve physician mental health and subsequent patient care.
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