Open AccessSymptoms of Burnout Among Surgeons Are Correlated with a Higher Incidence of Perceived Medical Errors
Author(s) -
Tom J. Crijns,
Joost T.P. Kortlever,
Thierry G. Guitton,
Grace Caroline Barron
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hss journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1556-3324
pISSN - 1556-3316
DOI - 10.1007/s11420-019-09727-6
Subject(s) - burnout , medicine , family medicine , anesthesiology , emotional exhaustion , malpractice , clinical psychology , psychiatry , political science , law
Nearly 44% of practicing physicians in the USA report symptoms of burnout. Psychological distress and loss of joy in medicine are associated with malpractice lawsuits and attrition from medical practice and may correlate with the rate of perceived medical errors.