Is Balint training associated with the reduced burnout among primary health care doctors?

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Stojanovic Tasic, Mirjana ^a   Latas, Milan ^b   Milosevic, Nenad ^a   Aritonovic Pribakovic, Jelena ^a   Ljusic, Dragana ^c   Sapic, Rosa ^d   Vucurevic, Mara ^e   Trajkovic, Goran ^b   Grgurevic, Anita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRI TINA   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c Pediatric Clinic University Clinical Center Pristina   (Serbia)

^d Department for Medical Issues   (Serbia)

^e Health Center   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Balint groups; burnout; Doctor patient relationship; patient centered approach; primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALINT GROUP; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY HUMAN SERVICES SURVEY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SERBIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS ASSESSMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; GROUP PROCESS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTOR; SPECIALIZATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPERSONALIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 85044100847     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19932820.2018.1440123     Document Type: Article

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