Gender Differences in Utilization of Duty-hour Regulations, Aspects of Burnout, and Psychological Well-being Among General Surgery Residents in the United States

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 204-211

  Dahlke, Allison R ^a   Johnson, Julie K ^a   Greenberg, Caprice C ^c   Love, Remi ^a   Kreutzer, Lindsey ^a   Hewitt, Daniel B ^a,d   Quinn, Christopher M ^a   Engelhardt, Kathryn E ^a,e   Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

burnout; gender; general surgery; mixed methods; surgical education; well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTOR; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WORKING TIME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; EDUCATION; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 85050095023     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002700     Document Type: Article

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