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High Burden of Burnout on Rheumatology Practitioners

Vivekanand Tiwari, Arthur Kavanaugh, George Martin and Martin Bergman
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2020, 47 (12) 1831-1834; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191110
Vivekanand Tiwari
1V. Tiwari, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire;
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2A. Kavanaugh, MD, University of California San Diego Medical School, San Diego, California;
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George Martin
3G. Martin, MD, Dermatology and Laser Center of Maui, Kihei, Hawaii;
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Martin Bergman
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    Participant demographics.

    Age, yrs25–3435–4445–5455–64> 64
    1432273219
    SexMaleFemale
    5665
    Marital statusMarriedDivorcedSingleWidowed
    747122
    DegreeMDDORNPANPOther
    99104433
    SmokerNoCurrentFormer
    11923
    EtOH drinks/week0–67–1415–2021–28> 28
    7412110
    Practice typeSoloPrivate GroupHospital-ownedAcademic/UniversityIndustryRetired
    2741252340
    Years in practice0–56–1011–1516–2021–25> 25
    35161710738
    Use EHRYesNo
    11110
    Years using EHR0–56–1011–1516–20
    4438146
    Happy with EHRYesNoUnsureDon’t use
    5236151
    Income, US $1000/yr0–150151–250251–350351–450> 450
    2442301310
    Exercise, days/week012345> 5
    1610154420181
    Vacation, week/yr012345> 5
    162519381520
    Hours/week worked0–1011–2021–3031–4041–50> 50
    018245139
    Percentage of time doing meaningful work0–56–1011–1516–2021–2526–3031–35> 35
    3691713131446.
    • DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; EHR: electronic health record; EtOH: ethyl alcohol; NP: nurse practitioner; PA: physician assistant.

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    Table 2.

    Burnout by respective MBI domains.

    All Respondents, %Physicians, %
    EE burnout37.539.5
    DP burnout30.533.0
    PA burnout21.112.1
    At least 1 domain50.854.1
    Only 1 domain20.022.0
    Any 2 domains22.724.8
    All 3 domains7.87.3
    • EE: Emotional exhaustion; DP: depersonalization; MBI: Maslach Burnout Index; PA: personal accomplishment.

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