Prevalence of Burnout in Board Certified Family Physicians

2017

Authors Puffer, James C, Knight, H C, O’Neill, Thomas R, Rassolian, M, Bazemore, Andrew W, Peterson, Lars E, Baxley, Elizabeth G
Topics Achieving Health System Goals
Volume 30(2):125-126
Source 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.