Abstract
Burnout is pervasive in the healthcare industry and is disproportionately affecting physicians. Burnout is defined as a psychological response to chronic workplace stress that is manifested as physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced self-efficacy. Even though there is comprehensive research on physician burnout—particularly physician driven—this research aims to highlight the importance of how healthcare organizations negatively contribute to physician’s workplace stress.
The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) was used to measure the presence of burnout. The Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) was used to measure the incongruence between the job and the person. Results (n=198) from the OLBI indicated 37.4% reported symptoms of burnout. Additionally, 35.8% of the participants reported to be disengaged and 53% reported feelings of exhaustion. The results from each AWS subscale reporting a moderate to strong mismatch between the person and the job are as follows: Workload: 61.1%; Control: 31.3%; Reward: 27.3%; Community 18.7%; Fairness: 44.4%, and Values: 14.1%.
All correlations between the OLBI scales and the AWS subscales were significant (p
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Neric, Joseph
(2025)
"Organizational Factors that May Contribute to Physician Burnout,"
Midwest Social Sciences Journal: Vol. 28:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/2766-0796.1170
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/mssj/vol28/iss1/9
