The rate of burnout among U.S. physicians dropped in 2017, according to findings published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Tait D. Shanafelt, MD, of the department of medicine at Stanford University, and colleagues reviewed responses from 5,445 physicians who completed one of two surveys.
They found, based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory, 43.9% of physicians reported at least one symptom of burnout in 2017 compared with 54.4% in 2014 and 45.5% in 2011.
“Notably, the improvement in burnout among physicians has not been realized equally across all specialties, as levels remain (Read more...)
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