Physician Burnout and Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Framework for Action

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 567-576

  Rothenberger, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MMC 195 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Depression; Medical students; Physicians; Resiliency; Suicide; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDLINE; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ERROR; MENTAL STRESS; NEAR MISS (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEAR MISS, HEALTHCARE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85020263020     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000844     Document Type: Article

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