A Cluster Randomized Trial of Interventions to Improve Work Conditions and Clinician Burnout in Primary Care: Results from the Healthy Work Place (HWP) Study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1105-1111

  Linzer, Mark ^a,c   Poplau, Sara ^b   Grossman, Ellie ^d   Varkey, Anita ^e   Yale, Steven ^f   Williams, Eric ^g   Hicks, Lanis ^h   Brown, Roger L ⁱ   Wallock, Jill ^e   Kohnhorst, Diane ^f   Barbouche, Michael ^j  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^j Forward Health Group Inc   (United States)

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Author keywords

burnout; primary care; quality improvement; work conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB STRESS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKFLOW; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKFLOW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84938216292     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3235-4     Document Type: Article

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