SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2022
Burnout among general practitioners, a systematic quantitative review of the literature on determinants of burnout and their ecological value.
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- Stress and retention challenges among rural and regional physicians: a mixed-methods systematic review and framework for action.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Burnout prevalence in 2012, 2018 and 2024 among general practitioners in Norway and factors associated with burnout.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
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- The role of preparation in implementation for rural healthcare innovation: a multi method evaluation of a virtual medical officer model of inpatient care in Australia.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
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- Intensified job demands among general practitioners in Finland: associations with work engagement, job satisfaction, and recovery.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Interventions to reduce occupational burnout in general practitioners: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- From trainee to general practitioner: A qualitative study of transition experiences of Flemish GP trainees.The European journal of general practice · 2025Article
- Mapping the ideal job: insights into job resources of general practitioner trainees.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Supporting Primary Care Communication on Vaccination in Multilingual and Culturally Diverse Settings: Lessons from South Tyrol, Italy.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Physicians' experiences of the process leading to their sick leave for exhaustion disorder in Sweden: a narrative design.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Burnout syndrome among general practitioners in the Czech Republic: a repeated survey study.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Applicability and Validity of Second Victim Assessment Instruments among General Practitioners and Healthcare Assistants (SEVID-IX Study).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- High prevalence of burnout syndrome in Czech general practitioners: A cross-sectional survey.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Burnout is a major social and economic problem, specifically among general practitioners (GPs). The amount of literature on generic determinants of burnout is impressive. However, the size of the library on occupation-specific determinants of burnout among GPs are minimal. With the present study, we aim to gain insight into the existing academic literature on generic and occupation-specific determinants of burnout among GPs. Moreover, we aim to contribute to the ecological validity of this study by emphasizing occupation-specific determinants. We conducted a systematic quantitative literature review in which we followed the PRISMA statement and performed quality assessments according to the AXIS, CASP, MMAT, and 3-MIN procedures. Furthermore, we assessed frequency effect sizes (FES) and intensity effect sizes (IES). By performing Fisher's exact tests, we investigated whether the quality of the studies influenced the outcomes. An extensive literature search revealed 60 eligible studies among which 28 strong studies, 29 moderate studies, and 3 weak studies were identified. Analyzing those studies delivered 75 determinants of burnout, of which 33 were occupation-specific for GPs. According to the average FES, occupation-specific determinants play a significant role in acquiring burnout compared to the generic determinants. The results of the Fisher exact tests provided evidence that the quality of the 60 studies did not affect the outcomes. We conclude that it is surprising that a profession with such an important social position and such a high risk of burnout has been so little researched.
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