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Nurses need care, too—how curbing self-sacrifice can prevent burnouts
Reflecting on my mother's decade-long nursing career, I often wonder why so many nurses leave the profession after just a few years.
Dec 25, 2024
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Burnout
Health
Ethical conflict leads to health care worker burnout
Various factors, including long hours and stressful working conditions, cause a high rate of turnover and burnout among U.S. health care workers.
Dec 17, 2024
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Medical economics
Poor control over aspects of work linked to physician burnout
Poor control over specific aspects of work is associated with burnout among physicians, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nov 27, 2024
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Medical economics
Researchers focus on occupational burnout from hurricanes and COVID
After Hurricane Helene sent its storm surge into Florida's west coast in late September, local emergency responders and health care workers pulled long hours on the job. Then came Hurricane Milton right behind it, with Category ...
Nov 15, 2024
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Medical economics
Sexual and gender minority physicians and residents have higher levels of burnout, study finds
Burnout is a public health crisis that affects the well-being of physicians and other health care workers, and the populations they serve. Burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion, cynicism, lack of motivation, and ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Medical economics
Nurse burnout tied to lower quality of care
Nurse burnout is associated with lower health care quality, worse patient safety, and lower patient satisfaction, according to a review published online Nov. 5 in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 5, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Professional ice hockey: Depressive symptoms and burnout linked to more concussions
Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, 1 in 5 female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, ...
Oct 25, 2024
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Medical economics
Only one in four doctors very satisfied with electronic health record system
Only one-fourth of family physicians report being very satisfied with their electronic health record (EHR), according to a study published online Aug. 29 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 31, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Burnout and bias can lead to poor care during childbirth—Researcher create a project in Kenya that helps health workers
An estimated 800 women die every day across the world as a result of pregnancy-related complications. Most deaths (95%) occur in low- and middle-income countries. Two-thirds are in sub-Saharan Africa. For every woman who ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Medical research
Proof-of-concept study explores massage therapy to help reduce nurse burnout
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, high rates of burnout and staffing shortages plagued the nursing industry, primarily because of the stressful demands of the job. The COVID-19 pandemic only amplified these challenges, ...
Aug 27, 2024
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