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Family Physician Burnout and Resilience: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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Buck, Katherine, Williamson, Meredith, Ogbeide, Stacy, Norberg, Bethany·2019·Family Medicine

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Background and Objectives: Current physician burnout levels are at historically high levels, especially in family medicine, with many factors playing a role. The goal of this study was to understand demographic, psychological, environmental, behavioral, and workplace characteristics that impact physician wellness and burnout, focusing on family medicine physicians and residents. Methods: Survey respondents were 295 family medicine residents and faculty members across 11 residency programs within the Residency Research Network of Texas (RRNeT). Subjects completed multiple measures to assess resilience, burnout, psychological flexibility, and workplace stress. Respondents also reported personal wellness practices and demographic information. The primary outcome variables were burnout (depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and personal achievement) and resilience. Results: The predictor variables contributed significant variance (depersonalization=27.1%, emotional exhaustion=39%, accomplishment=37.7%, resilience=37%) and resulted in large effect sizes (depersonalization f²=.371, emotional exhaustion f²=.639, accomplishment f²=.605, resilience f²=.587) among the three burnout models and the resilience model for the sample. Similar variance and effect sizes were present for independent resident and program faculty samples, with resilience being the only outcome variable with significant differences in variance between the samples. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the roles of both individual and organization change needed to impact provider wellness, with special attention to resilience across faculty and residents. The results of this study may inform workplace policies (ie, organizational practice change) and wellness programming and curricula (ie, individual level) for family medicine residents and program faculty.

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Authors
Buck, K., Williamson, M., Ogbeide, S., & Norberg, B.
Affiliations
Texas A&M Health Science Center (US)
Corresponding author
Buck, Katherine
Venue
Family Medicine
Published
2019-09-06
Volume
51
Issue
8
Pages
657-663
ISSN
0742-3225 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2954666646
Cited by
58
References
18
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1
FWCI
9.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Family Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR002645, TR002645)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (TR002645)
  • Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
Keywords
physician burnout, resilience, family medicine residents, family medicine faculty, depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, personal accomplishment, psychological flexibility, occupational stress, physician well-being, wellness programs, organizational change
MeSH terms
Adult, Burnout, Professional, Cross-Sectional Studies, Family Practice, Female, Humans, Internship and Residency, Male, Physicians, Family, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Texas, Models, Statistical, Workplace, Resilience, Psychological

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