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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. ABFM Research Read all 2015 Envisioning a New Health Care System for America Go to Envisioning a New Health Care System for America 2022 Primary Care: The Actual Intelligence Required for Artificial Intelligence to Advance Health Care and Improve Health Go to Primary Care: The Actual Intelligence Required for Artificial Intelligence to Advance Health Care and Improve Health 2020 Oral corticosteroid use, obesity, and ethnicity in children with asthma Go to Oral corticosteroid use, obesity, and ethnicity in children with asthma 2020 Asthma Care Quality, Language, and Ethnicity in a Multi-State Network of Low-Income Children Go to Asthma Care Quality, Language, and Ethnicity in a Multi-State Network of Low-Income Children
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
ABFM Research Read all 2015 Envisioning a New Health Care System for America Go to Envisioning a New Health Care System for America 2022 Primary Care: The Actual Intelligence Required for Artificial Intelligence to Advance Health Care and Improve Health Go to Primary Care: The Actual Intelligence Required for Artificial Intelligence to Advance Health Care and Improve Health 2020 Oral corticosteroid use, obesity, and ethnicity in children with asthma Go to Oral corticosteroid use, obesity, and ethnicity in children with asthma 2020 Asthma Care Quality, Language, and Ethnicity in a Multi-State Network of Low-Income Children Go to Asthma Care Quality, Language, and Ethnicity in a Multi-State Network of Low-Income Children
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2022 Primary Care: The Actual Intelligence Required for Artificial Intelligence to Advance Health Care and Improve Health Go to Primary Care: The Actual Intelligence Required for Artificial Intelligence to Advance Health Care and Improve Health
2020 Oral corticosteroid use, obesity, and ethnicity in children with asthma Go to Oral corticosteroid use, obesity, and ethnicity in children with asthma
2020 Asthma Care Quality, Language, and Ethnicity in a Multi-State Network of Low-Income Children Go to Asthma Care Quality, Language, and Ethnicity in a Multi-State Network of Low-Income Children