ReviewThe International journal of social psychiatry2021
A critical review of the definition of 'wellbeing' for doctors and their patients in a post Covid-19 era.
Review in The International journal of social psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.
- Measurement of doctor wellbeing prior to the Covid pandemic: a methodological systematic review.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Neuroscientific Insights into the Built Environment: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research on Indoor Environmental Quality, Physiological Dynamics, and Psychological Well-Being in Real-Life Contexts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Mindfulness-Based Mobile Apps and Their Impact on Well-Being in Nonclinical Populations: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of intrawork rest breaks on doctors' performance and well-being: systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- The impact of working in academia on researchers' mental health and well-being: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial on reducing sedentary behaviour and its effects on quality of life and wellbeing.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Improving patient well-being in subacute care: a quality improvement initiative.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
- How does music contribute to well-being? Perspectives from homeless young adults with problematic psychoactive substance use.Psychology of music · 2026Article
- "I Just Wish Someone would Take me Very Seriously": Impact of Delayed Ventral Hernia Repair on Patient Well-being.Annals of surgery · 2026Article
- Experiences and Expectations of Hospitalised Patients Undergoing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation: A Qualitative Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2026Article
- A Delphi Study to Develop a Core Outcome Set for Capturing and Measuring Nurse Well-Being.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Health economic studies in clinical rehabilitation: A new collection of papers and a discussion of issues involved in research.Clinical rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Striking the balance: A deep dive into wellness and work-life harmony in orthopaedic education - A comprehensive review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Greater tolerance of uncertainty facilitates thriving in doctors entering postgraduate training.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Using Artificial Intelligence to assess the impact of social, physical, and financial health and personality on subjective well-being in a representative, multinational sample of older European and Israeli adults.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Principal Accompaniment in Australian Faith-Based Schools: A Salutogenesis Approach.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Which outcomes should be included in a core outcome set for capturing and measuring doctor well-being? A Delphi study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- A Phenomenological Understanding of Aging "Well" With Multiple Sclerosis.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Conceptualising wellbeing among health-care workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is no international consensus definition of 'wellbeing'. This has led to wellbeing being captured in many different ways.
aimsTo construct an inclusive, global operational definition of wellbeing.
methodsThe differences between wellbeing components and determinants and the terms used interchangeably with wellbeing, such as health, are considered from the perspective of a doctor. The philosophies underpinning wellbeing and modern wellbeing research theories are discussed in terms of their appropriateness in an inclusive definition.
resultsAn operational definition is proposed that is not limited to doctors, but universal, and inclusive: 'Wellbeing is a state of positive feelings and meeting full potential in the world. It can be measured subjectively and objectively, using a salutogenic approach'.
conclusionsThis operational definition allows the differentiation of wellbeing from terms such as quality of life and emphasises that in the face of global challenges people should still consider wellbeing as more than the absence of pathology.
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