Burnout and satisfaction with work-life integration among PAs relative to other workers
Lotte N Dyrbye1, Colin P West, Michael Halasy
1Lotte N. Dyrbye is a professor of medicine and medical education and codirector of the Mayo Clinic Program on Physician Well-Being in Rochester, Minn. Colin P. West is a professor of medicine, medical education, and biostatistics and co-director of the Mayo Clinic Program on Physician Well-Being. Michael Halasy is an assistant professor in health care administration at the Mayo Clinic. Danielle J. O'Laughlin is an assistant professor in the Division of Community Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. Daniel Satele is a statistician in the Department of Health Sciences Research at the Mayo Clinic. Tait Shanafelt is a professor of medicine and associate dean of the Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine. Funding for this study was provided by the Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine Program on Physician Well-Being and the Stanford WellMD Center. Funding sources had no role in study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the article for publication. The authors have disclosed no other potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Objective:
To evaluate burnout and satisfaction with work-life integration among physician assistants (PAs) compared with other US workers.
Methods:
We surveyed PAs and a probability-based sample of US workers. The survey included the Maslach Burnout Inventory and an item on satisfaction with work-life integration.
Results:
Overall, 41.4% of PAs had burnout symptoms and 65.3% were satisfied with their work-life integration. In multivariable analysis, working in emergency medicine and dissatisfaction with control of workload and work-life integration were independently associated with having higher odds of burnout. PAs were more likely to have burnout than other workers but did not have greater struggles with work-life integration.
Conclusion:
Findings from this study suggest burnout and dissatisfaction with work-life integration are common. PAs appear at higher risk for burnout than workers in other fields.
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