A preliminary survey examining predictors of burnout in pain medicine physicians in the United States

Pain Physician

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2016, Pages E689-E696

  Kroll, Henry ^a,b   Macaulay, Taylor ^a   Jesse, Michelle ^a,c  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Health Services Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Decisional authority; Job dissatisfaction; Pain medicine physicians; Psychological job demands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COWORKER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; ANALGESIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84977564276     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: 21501149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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