Teamwork climate, safety climate, and physician burnout: a national, cross-sectional study.

Lisa Rotenstein; Hanhan Wang; Colin P. West; Liselotte N. Dyrbye; Mickey Trockel; Christine A. Sinsky; Tait D. Shanafelt

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Teamwork climate, safety climate, and physician burnout: a national, cross-sectional study.

May 22, 2024

Rotenstein L, Wang H, West CP, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024;50(6):458-462.

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Team-based care is one approach to addressing the increasing burden of burnout among clinicians. Based on survey findings from 968 practicing physicians, higher perceptions of teamwork climate and safety climate were associated with lower odds of burnout. The researchers also found that physicians practicing in academic medical centers had lower odds of burnout compared to those working in private practice, after controlling for teamwork climate and safety climate.

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