Physician Burnout and the Calling to Care for the Dying: A National Survey

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 931-937

  Yoon, John D ^a,b   Hunt, Natalie B ^c   Ravella, Krishna C ^d   Jun, Christine S ^a   Curlin, Farr A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; calling; hospice; palliative medicine; patient centered care; religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BURNOUT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HOSPICE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROFIT; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; AGED; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER CHOICE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIANS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85032902204     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: 19382715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909116661817     Document Type: Article

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