Physician Burnout: The Role of Lifestyle Medicine

Rippe, James M.

doi:10.1177/1559827620979284

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“…As one respiratory therapist states, “ The primary concern for burnout is not being able to emotionally take care of each patient individually or uniquely .” 58 Practitioner discontent may result from utilizing standardized medical practices that do not address the root cause of disease but rather manage symptoms (sick-care). 30,31 An inability to resolve chronic disease using pharmaceuticals and other standard treatments may impede a practitioner’s ability to feel a sense of accomplishment, 40,59,60 yet there is not much research addressing this concern. 10,60…”

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“…Rapid improvements in patient health compared to non-LM practitioners, including cardiometabolic improvements, 26 diabetes remission, 27 weight loss 28 and reductions or cessation of need for medications are well-documented. 29 Some have speculated about the potential of LM to address burnout by supporting self-care of practitioners; [30][31][32] however, the potential impact of improved patient outcomes on burnout and professional satisfaction has not been evaluated.…”

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Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners Implementing a Greater Proportion of Lifestyle Medicine Experience Less Burnout

Pollard¹,

Gittelsohn

Patel

et al. 2023

Am J Health Promot

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Purpose To identify reasons for burnout, characterize the effect of lifestyle medicine (LM) practice on burnout, and assess the risk of burnout in relation to the proportion of LM practice. Design Analysis of mixed methods data from a large, cross-sectional survey on LM practice. Setting Web-based survey platform. Participants Members of an LM medical professional society at the time of survey administration. Methods Practitioner members of a medical professional society were recruited to a cross-sectional, online survey. Data were collected on LM practice and experiences with burnout. Free-text data were thematically grouped and counted, and the association of burnout with the proportion of lifestyle-based medical practice was analyzed using logistic regression. Results Of 482 respondents, 58% reported currently feeling burned out, 28% used to feel burned out but no longer do, and 90% reported LM had positively impacted their professional satisfaction. Among LM practitioners surveyed, practicing more LM was associated with a 43% decrease (0.569; 95% CI: 0.384, 0.845; P = 0.0051) in the odds of experiencing burnout. Top reasons for positive impact included professional satisfaction, sense of accomplishment, and meaningfulness (44%); improved patient outcomes and patient satisfaction (26%); enjoyment of teaching/coaching and engaging in relationships (22%); and helps me personally: quality of life and stress (22%). Conclusion Implementing LM as a greater proportion of medical practice was associated with lower likelihood of burnout among LM practitioners. Results suggest that increased feelings of accomplishment due to improved patient outcomes and reduced depersonalization contribute to reduced burnout.

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Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners Implementing a Greater Proportion of Lifestyle Medicine Experience Less Burnout

Pollard¹,

Gittelsohn

Patel

et al. 2023

Am J Health Promot

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“…Burnout is a term coined in the early 1970s by an American Psychologist Herbert Freudenberger. (1) However this aspect has been recognized at least a decade earlier. (2) He defined it as the 'consequences of prolonged stress and anxiety experienced by people working in healing professions'.…”

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“…(2) He defined it as the 'consequences of prolonged stress and anxiety experienced by people working in healing professions'. (1) Later, Maslach et al defined it as "An emotional and passive reaction to chronic job stress, the core of which is the gradual depletion of one's internal energy resources which includes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (a sense of distancing, feeling negative towards or cynical towards one's job) and a reduced sense of professional accomplishment, which is primarily driven by workplace stressors." Thus burnout is a state of mental fatigue resulting from a person's professional life.…”

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Physician well being, burnout and compassion fatigue

De Silva,

Hettiarachchi,

Liyanage

2024

Asian J. Internal Med.

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Physician burnout although an issue for many a decade is now gaining the limelight urging recognition and discussion in view of discovering remedies. Here we briefly explore burnout in terms of its definition, what brings it about, who suffers from it, how it can be identified and measured. Towards the latter end of the article, views and perceptions on how burnout takes its form in a Sri Lankan context is addressed with suggestions on remedies and interventions.

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“…The concept of burnout has been defined since the 1960 s. Recognized at the time of the Vietnam War, it came to the forefront when the idealistic young clashed with the barriers and circumstances existing around them [ 2 ]. Burnout occurs due to clash between human ideals, e.g., in medicine, a clash between “a calling” to enter medicine and frustration due to the actual experience.…”

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