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The AHRQ PSNet Collection comprises an extensive selection of resources relevant to the patient safety community. These resources come in a variety of formats, including literature, research, tools, and Web sites. Resources are identified using the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database, various news and content aggregators, and the expertise of the AHRQ PSNet editorial and technical teams.

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Kemper KJ, Schwartz A, Wilson PM, et al. Pediatrics. 2020;145(1):e20191030.
… Study … Pediatrics … Pediatrics … Physician burnout has been associated with increased patient safety … A recent national survey of pediatric residents found burnout rates exceeded 50%. The survey found that risk of burnout was associated with reported stress, sleepiness, …
NAM Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience. Case Study Webinar Series on Clinician Burnout: The Ohio State University. National Academies of Medicine.
… Clinician burnout improvement programs rely on local experience and … and Resilience. Case Study Webinar Series on Clinician Burnout: The Ohio State University. National Academies of Medicine. … Case Study Webinar Series on Clinician Burnout: The Ohio State University … Clinician burnout
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2019. ISBN: 9780309495509.
… Book/Report … Clinician burnout  is a known contributor to unsafe care. This report … summarizes evidence on the causes and impacts of clinician burnout . The authors share six recommendations for … Engineering, and Medicine. Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being. …
Wu AW, Dzau VJ. Ann Intern Med. 2019;171(12):933-934.
… lessons learned in patient safety to address clinician burnout . Lessons include (1) focusing on systems-level … Dzau VJ. What can patient safety teach us about clinician burnout? Ann Intern Med. 2019 Dec 10. doi: 10.7326/M19-2397. …
Rehder KJ, Adair KC, Hadley A, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2020;46(1):18-26.
This study used a brief survey to evaluate disruptive behaviors in one large health system, and its relationship to safety culture. Disruptive behaviors (most commonly bullying and inappropriate discontinuation of communication, such as hanging up the phone) were noted by more than half of individuals surveyed and occurred in nearly all work settings. Greater exposure to disruptive behaviors was associated with poorer teamwork climate, safety climate, and job satisfaction
Hu Y-Y, Ellis RJ, Hewitt B, et al. New Engl J Med. 2019;381(18):1741-1752.
… Study … N. Engl. J. Med. … New Engl J Med … Physician burnout  can negatively impact not only physician well-being, … or abuse; 38.5% of residents reported weekly burnout systems and 4.5% reported suicidal thoughts within the past year. Residents reporting burnout or suicidal thoughts were more likely to have …
Perspective on Safety January 1, 2015
… Annual Perspective 2015 … Burnout is a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion … In the past few years, the growing prevalence of burnout syndrome among health care personnel has gained … threat to health care quality and patient safety. Burnout is common among health care workers. Characteristics …
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Laschinger H, Montgomery A, eds. Burnout Res. 2014;1:57-102.

Burnout has been linked to depression, work dissatisfaction , … experiences regarding negative gossip as a risk factor for burnout, tools to assess burnout in health care, and the role of leadership in …
Patient Safety Primers
Patient Safety Primer September 27, 2022
… and practice in the patient safety field. … Background … Burnout is described by the World Health Organization as an … the International Classification of Diseases 2 describes burnout as a syndrome that is characterized by three … reduced professional efficacy. Using this definition of burnout, which refers specifically to phenomena and stressors …
Godby Vail S, Dierst-Davies R, Kogut D, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(2):79-88.
… Study … Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf … Burnout , characterized by emotional exhaustion that results … initiatives to measure and reduce healthcare worker burnout have emerged recently. This Department of Defense … Survey on Patient Safety Culture to determine the scope of burnout in military hospitals, explore the relationship …
Jones AM, Clark JS, Mohammad RA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021;78(9):818-824.
… Study … Am J Health Syst Pharm … Burnout has been a focus of numerous studies since the … COVID-19 pandemic; however, this is the first to focus on burnout and secondary traumatic stress (STS) among health … had a moderate to high likelihood of experiencing burnout and 51% had a high probability of STS. Due to the …
Mangory KY, Ali LY, Rø KI, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021;21(1):369.
… Review … BMC Health Serv Res … Burnout may adversely affect patient safety and clinician … wellness. This review of studies using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) found that only four of 11 studies found an association between clinician burnout and observed adverse patient care. The authors …
Kakemam E, Chegini Z, Rouhi A, et al. J Nurs Manag. 2021;29(7):1974-1982.
… Study … J Nurs Manag … Clinician burnout , characterized by emotional exhaustion, … outcomes. This study explores the association of nurse burnout and self-reported occurrence of adverse events during COVID-19 . Results indicate higher levels of nurse burnout were correlated with increased perception of adverse …