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Home Research Research Library Family Physician Burnout Does Not Differ With Rurality Family Physician Burnout Does Not Differ With Rurality 2021 Author(s) Ward, Zachary D, Morgan, Zachary J, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Journal of Rural Health Source Journal of Rural Health PURPOSE: Burnout affects about half of family physicians (FPs). Minimal research exists which examines the impact of urban and rural practice settings on FP burnout. In this study, we examined whether rural practice is associated with FP burnout. METHODS: Data from the 2017 and 2018 American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine Certification examination registration questionnaire were used. We limited our sample to FPs in continuity care in the United States. The questionnaire is a mandatory component of registration, resulting in a 100% response rate. Burnout was measured via 2 questions validated against the Maslach Burnout Inventory. We used logistic regression to determine associations between burnout and rural location, controlling for practice and personal characteristics. FINDINGS: Of the FPs surveyed, 2,740 met our inclusion criteria. Rural FPs were older, more likely to be male, and had a broader scope of practice than urban FPs. Rural FPs had a nonsignificantly higher burnout rate than urban FPs (45.1% vs 43.0%). Burnout was more common in younger and female FPs. We found no rural/urban differences between job satisfaction, practice environment, workload, and job stress; however, all of these characteristics were associated with burnout. In adjusted analyses, rural location was not associated with burnout (odds ratio = 1.15, 95% CI: 0.87-1.52). CONCLUSION: In a large national sample, we found no difference in burnout between rural and urban FPs. This suggests there is nothing unique about rural practice that predisposes to burnout and that a common pathway to reduce burnout may exist. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2018 Primary Care Practices’ Abilities And Challenges In Using Electronic Health Record Data For Quality Improvement Go to Primary Care Practices’ Abilities And Challenges In Using Electronic Health Record Data For Quality Improvement 2022 Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States Go to Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States 2018 Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians Go to Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians 2021 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Author(s) Ward, Zachary D, Morgan, Zachary J, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Journal of Rural Health Source Journal of Rural Health
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2018 Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians Go to Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians
2021 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine