Prevalence of Burnout in Board Certified Family Physicians

Author(s)

Puffer, James C, Knight, H C, O’Neill, Thomas R, Rassolian, M, Bazemore, Andrew W, Peterson, Lars E, and Baxley, Elizabeth G

Topic(s)

Achieving Health System Goals

Keyword(s)

JABFM Policy Brief, Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction), and Visiting Scholar/Fellow

Volume

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Physician burnout has become a critical issue in a rapidly changing health care environment and is reported to be increasing. However, little is known about the prevalence of this problem among board-certified family physicians. Using an abbreviated burnout survey, we found a lower prevalence of this problem than has been previously reported.

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