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Prevalence of Burnout in Board Certified Family Physicians

2017

AUTHOR(S)
Puffer, James C
Knight, H C
O'Neill, Thomas R
Rassolian, M
Bazemore, Andrew W
Peterson, Lars E
Baxley, Elizabeth G
TOPIC(S)
Achieving Health System Goals
KEYWORD(S)
JABFM Policy Brief
Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction)
Visiting Scholar/Fellow
VOLUME
30(2):125-126

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.

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