GP burnout linked to just 12 patients
The emotional toll on doctors can hinge on having a small number of additional patients with multimorbidities
20th February 2020
A relatively small increase in the number of patients with physical multimorbidities can dramatically increase a GP’s risk of burnout, a study suggests.
Researchers reviewed the clinical complexity in the patient cohorts of 3300 GPs while measuring each doctor’s health and wellbeing.
Some 10% were found to have full burnout syndrome — defined as high emotional exhaustion, high emotional detachment from patients and low perceived value of their work, measured via the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
But significantly, if