Many doctors are finding it difficult to regain the same level of happiness that they expected prior to the pandemic, according to Medscape’s 2023 Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great deal of stress and burnout for physicians, who have had to work long hours and [...]
“Burnout” has become a buzzword in the healthcare industry and is defined as a work syndrome that has three key components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack of personal accomplishment. Physician burnout is at an all-time high and has risen to alarming levels, according to a recent study done by Mayo Clinic. [...]
For the unfamiliar, physician burnout is a long-term stress reaction experienced by physicians (as well as others working in the medical industry), that’s typically marked by depersonalization, mental and emotional exhaustion, as well as a lack of sense of personal accomplishment. It’s a problem that’s plagued healthcare workers for decades. A 2020 [...]
When studying the symptoms of burnout among physicians and mental health workers in the 1970s, Herbert Freudenberger, a German-American psychologist, coined the term “burnout.” In 2017 Health and Human Services (HHS) described professional burnout as an occupational hazard that could lead to high-quality healthcare professions leaving the practice of medicine. By [...]
Evidence supports that physician dissatisfaction and burnout has continues to be a serious and growing problem. According to the Medscape National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019, burnout is defined as “long-term, unresolvable job stress that leads to exhaustion and feeling overwhelmed, cynical, detached from the job and lacking a [...]
Patients, Nurses, and the Organization The option of working from home is an offering that is commonplace in a variety of industries such as hospitality, banking, retail, and finally – healthcare. Almost one-third American employees work at home – at least part of the time. The discipline of nursing has [...]