Controlled interventions to reduce burnout in physicians a systematic review and meta-analysis

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 195-205

  Panagioti, Maria ^a   Panagopoulou, Efharis ^b   Bower, Peter ^a   Lewith, George ^c   Kontopantelis, Evangelos ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^d   Dawson, Shoba ^a   Van Marwijk, Harm ^a   Geraghty, Keith ^e   Esmail, Aneez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c Aldermoor Primary Care Center   (United Kingdom)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CINAHL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EMBASE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK EXPERIENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85014577714     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7674     Document Type: Review

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