Burnout of Radiologists: Frequency, Risk Factors, and Remedies: A Report of the ACR Commission on Human Resources

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 411-416

  Harolds, Jay A ^a,b   Parikh, Jay R ^c   Bluth, Edward I ^d,e   Dutton, Sharon C ^f   Recht, Michael P ^g  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Advanced Radiology Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f Sutter Medical Center   (United States)

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

Author keywords

burnout; Job satisfaction; radiologist burnout; work life balance

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGIST; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDITATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; RADIOLOGIST; REIMBURSEMENT; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUPPORT GROUP; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURNAROUND TIME; WORKLOAD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; RADIOLOGISTS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84952684907     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2015.11.003     Document Type: Article

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