Do doctors experiencing burnout make more errors?

A Motluk - 2018 - Can Med Assoc
Physician burnout is not only potentially dangerous for doctors, but also for patients. Recent
research linked burnout to medical errors across specialties, finding that doctors who report …

Physician Burnout and Medical Errors: Exploring the Relationship, Cost, and Solutions

CJ Li, YB Shah, ED Harness… - American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Physician burnout has demonstrated risks to providers and patients through medical errors.
This review aims to synthesize current data surrounding burnout and its impacts on quality to …

Evidence for the quadruple aim: a systematic review of the literature on physician burnout and patient outcomes

C Rathert, ES Williams, H Linhart - Medical Care, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Experts express concern that attaining of the Triple Aim of reducing health care
costs, improving patient experiences and ultimately population health, may be compromised …

Symptoms of burnout among surgeons are correlated with a higher incidence of perceived medical errors

TJ Crijns, JTP Kortlever, TG Guitton, D Ring… - HSS Journal …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Nearly 44% of practicing physicians in the USA report symptoms of burnout.
Psychological distress and loss of joy in medicine are associated with malpractice lawsuits …

[HTML][HTML] Physician stress and burnout

SW Yates - The American journal of medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Tens (or hundreds) of thousands of Americans die each year as a result of preventable
medical errors. Changes in the practice and business of medicine have caused some to …

Physician burnout, well-being, and work unit safety grades in relationship to reported medical errors

DS Tawfik, J Profit, TI Morgenthaler, DV Satele… - Mayo Clinic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate physician burnout, well-being, and work unit safety grades in
relationship to perceived major medical errors. Participants and Methods From August 28 …

Association between physician burnout and self-reported errors: meta-analysis

J Owoc, M Mańczak, M Jabłońska… - Journal of Patient …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Burnout among physicians is an increasingly recognized phenomenon affecting
different aspects of patient care and safety. This meta-analysis quantifies association of …

Effect of burnout among physicians on observed adverse patient outcomes: a literature review

KY Mangory, LY Ali, KI Rø, R Tyssen - BMC Health Services Research, 2021 - Springer
Background Physician burnout has potentially harmful effects for both physicians and their
patients. Despite relationships between physician burnout and lowered patient satisfaction …

Burnout and medical errors among American surgeons

TD Shanafelt, CM Balch, G Bechamps, T Russell… - Annals of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between burnout and perceived major medical errors
among American surgeons. Background: Despite efforts to improve patient safety, medical …

A longitudinal and multicentre study of burnout and error in Irish junior doctors

P O'Connor, S Lydon, A O'Dea, L Hehir… - Postgraduate …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Junior doctors have been found to suffer from high levels of burnout. Aims To
measure burnout in a population of junior doctors in Ireland and identify if: levels of burnout …