Burnout is common in physicians who care for patients with serious illness, with rates greater than 60% in some studies. Risk factors for burnout include working on small teams and/or in small organizations, working longer hours and weekends, being younger than 50 years, burdensome documentation requirements, and regulatory issues. Personal factors that can protect against burnout include mindfulness, exercise, healthy sleep patterns, avoiding substance abuse, and having adequate leisure time. Institutional and work factors that can buffer against burnout include working on adequately staffed teams, having a manageable workload, and minimally burdensome electronic health record documentation.
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; Division of Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, PO Box 245036... more , 1501 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724-5036, USA. less
Med. Clin. North Am. 2020 May 1; 104 (3): 561-572.