A randomized, controlled study of an online intervention to promote job satisfaction and well-being among physicians

Burnout Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 69-75

  Dyrbye, Liselotte N ^a   West, Colin P ^a   Richards, Melanie L ^a   Ross, Helen J ^a   Satele, Daniel ^a   Shanafelt, Tait D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Fatigue; Intervention; Physician; Professional satisfaction; Quality of life; Randomized controlled study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION ASSESSMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF DIRECTED MICRO TASK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEAMWORK; THERAPY EFFECT; WELLBEING;

EID: 85006210761     PISSN: 22130586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burn.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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