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Cohort Study | Impact of work schedules of senior resident physicians on patient and resident physician safety
25 Apr, 2023 | 14:43h | UTCNews Release: National Study of Resident Physicians Suggests Need for Federal Work Hour Guideline Changes – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Commentaries:
Resident Doctors’ Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients – HealthDay
ICU Burnout Crisis | Meta-analysis reveals over 40% prevalence in medical professionals
30 Mar, 2023 | 14:30h | UTCHigh-level burnout in physicians and nurses working in adult ICUs: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Related:
AAP Clinical Report | Physician health and wellness.
M-A | Physicians suffering burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents.
Systematic Review | Predictors of burnout among healthcare providers.
Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care
Hospital administration response to physician stress and burnout – Journal of Hospital Practice
Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Physician Burnout and Moral Injury
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution) – Forbes
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis
The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic
Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive
Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians
Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction
Commentary on Twitter
High-level burnout in adult ICUs physicians & nurses, SR/MA
➡️ prevalence > 40% in all #ICU HCWs, 41% physicians/44% nurses
➡️ #COVID19? ⬆️ burnout only in nurses
Preventive/therapeutic measures to improve well-being crucial as a consensual definitio.
🖇️ https://t.co/kUcZ7P9iqz pic.twitter.com/owqC1W5yLu— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) March 28, 2023
Physicians are more burned out than ever — here’s what can be done about it
28 Feb, 2023 | 13:57h | UTCPhysicians Are More Burned Out Than Ever—Here’s What Can Be Done About It – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Report: Addressing Health Worker Burnout – The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Thriving Health Workforce
Related:
AAP Clinical Report | Physician health and wellness.
M-A | Physicians suffering burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents.
Systematic Review | Predictors of burnout among healthcare providers.
Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care
Hospital administration response to physician stress and burnout – Journal of Hospital Practice
Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Physician Burnout and Moral Injury
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution) – Forbes
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis
The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic
Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive
Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians
Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction
SHEA/IDSA/APIC Recommendations | Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene
9 Feb, 2023 | 14:08h | UTC
ILO Report | Working time and work-life balance around the world
2 Feb, 2023 | 15:09h | UTCWorking Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World – International Labour Organization
News Release: Flexible working hours can benefit work-life balance, businesses and productivity – International Labour Organization
Commentary on Twitter
📢 Just launched!
🆕 @ilo report finds that reduced working hours and more flexible working time arrangements can benefit economies, enterprises and workers, and lay the ground for a better work-life balance.https://t.co/OMRlFJZCZL
— International Labour Organization (@ilo) January 6, 2023
CDC Study | Working in mining, food services, and construction linked to increased mortality from COPD
19 Jan, 2023 | 14:01h | UTCCommentary: ~10 Percent of Deaths Among Ever-Employed Linked to COPD in 2020 – HealthDay
Review | Organization-wide approaches to foster effective unit-level efforts to improve clinician well-being
18 Jan, 2023 | 14:19h | UTC
Review | Psychiatric issues among health professionals.
24 Nov, 2022 | 13:29h | UTCPsychiatric Issues Among Health Professionals – Medical Clinics of North America
AAP Clinical Report | Physician health and wellness.
3 Nov, 2022 | 14:06h | UTCPhysician Health and Wellness – Pediatrics
Related:
M-A | Physicians suffering burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents.
Systematic Review | Predictors of burnout among healthcare providers.
Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care
Hospital administration response to physician stress and burnout – Journal of Hospital Practice
Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Physician Burnout and Moral Injury
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution) – Forbes
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several other resources on the subject)
EULAR points to consider to support people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases in work participation.
2 Nov, 2022 | 14:20h | UTCNews Release: Supporting workers with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases – European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology
WHO Guidelines on mental health at work.
1 Nov, 2022 | 12:15h | UTCGuidelines on mental health at work – World Health Organization
News Release: WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Work affects #MentalHealth & well-being.
1 in 6 working-age adults are estimated to have a mental disorder.
Globally, 12 billion working days are lost every year on account of #depression and anxiety.
🆕 WHO recommended guidelines to protect #MentalHealthAtWork ⬇️
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 28, 2022
M-A of randomized trials | Effectiveness of work-related interventions for return to work in people on sick leave.
14 Sep, 2022 | 13:08h | UTC
[Preprint] Largest study to date on long COVID identifies a broad list of diagnoses.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:53h | UTCStudy Commentary: Largest study to date on long COVID identifies a broad list of diagnoses – News Medical
Commentary on Twitter
🚨 The arguably largest #LongCovid study to date with millions of participants shows the increased risk of various symptoms after infection and the risk of having to take medications. https://t.co/DSvRcKVKIs pic.twitter.com/uUQxK1VQLv
— Jonas R. Kunst (@KunstJonas) May 23, 2022
Survey: Do people with symptoms of an infectious illness follow advice to stay at home?
2 Jun, 2022 | 10:30h | UTCRelated:
This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT
M-A: Prevalence of burnout among GPs.
13 May, 2022 | 11:01h | UTCRelated:
Viewpoint | How to Measure Progress in Addressing Physician Well-being: Beyond Burnout.
Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
[Abstract Only] Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care
Perspective: Hospital Administration Response to Physician Stress and Burnout
Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Physician Burnout and Moral Injury
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
Perspective: The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution)
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)
Limiting resident-physician work hours may improve patient safety outcomes.
12 May, 2022 | 10:30h | UTCNews Release: Limiting resident-physician work hours improved patient safety outcome – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Systematic Review: Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection outside of healthcare settings.
9 May, 2022 | 02:09h | UTC
Cohort Study: Rotating night shift work and healthy aging after 24 years of follow-up in the Nurses’ Health Study.
9 May, 2022 | 02:29h | UTCCommentary: Rotating Night Shifts May Hamper Healthy Aging – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
This cohort study of 24 years of follow-up from Nurses' Health Study found that long periods of rotating night shift work were associated with modestly decreased odds of healthy aging in women. https://t.co/HY3p136gkC
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 4, 2022
M-A: Global prevalence of post COVID-19 condition or long COVID.
19 Apr, 2022 | 02:18h | UTCCommentary: Global data reveal half may have long COVID 4 months on – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🚨The so far largest meta-analysis of more than 1.5 million infected individuals puts the global prevalence of #LongCovid at 43%. Some additional key findings. 🧵https://t.co/XGu23MV3Ra
1/— Jonas R. Kunst (@KunstJonas) April 17, 2022
Systematic Review: How the reduction of working hours could influence health outcomes.
8 Apr, 2022 | 09:50h | UTC
Study suggests that individuals with alcohol use disorder disproportionately miss work.
23 Mar, 2022 | 10:01h | UTCCommentaries:
Problem Drinking to Blame for 232 Million Missed Workdays in U.S. Annually – HealthDay
Neurocognitive impairment in night and shift workers: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
17 Mar, 2022 | 08:13h | UTCNeurocognitive impairment in night and shift workers: a meta-analysis of observational studies – Occupational & Environmental Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Shift work linked to poorer working memory and slower mental processing speed – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: Shift Work Linked to Decreased Cognitive Performance – HealthDay
New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers.
10 Mar, 2022 | 10:42h | UTCNew WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers – World Health Organization
Executive Summary: Caring for those who care: Guide for the development and implementation of occupational health and safety programmes for health workers – World Health Organization
WHO: COVID-19 pandemic triggers a 25% increase in the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide.
3 Mar, 2022 | 09:44h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide – World Health Organization
Scientific Brief: Mental health and COVID-19: Early evidence of the pandemic’s impact – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 #COVID19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety & depression worldwide: New WHO publication
More: https://t.co/QFiH7j312f#MentalHealth📷: Getty Images/J. Paget pic.twitter.com/iX15sbHXcW
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 2, 2022
Prevalence trends of site-specific osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:27h | UTCNews Release: Study reveals a persistently high burden of osteoarthritis across the globe – Wiley