Date of Award
Fall 12-15-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Biology
College
College of Science
First Advisor
Robert B. Jenkot
Abstract/Description
Burnout rates are steadily increasing among physicians all over the world (Sime, Quick, Saleh, & Martin, 2007). Burnout is defined as high levels of emotional exhaustion (EE), high levels of depersonalization (DP), and low levels of personal achievement (PA) (Ionita, Copotocan, & Copotoiu, S., 2011). These burnout rates are directly correlated with many factors, such as high levels of emotional exhaustion and stress (McManus, Winder, & Gordon, 2002), little experience in the medical field (Keswani, Taft, Coté, & Keefer, 2011), and long work hours which leads to sleep deprivation and fatigue (Jackson, 1999). These moderate to high levels of burnout are detrimental to the health of the physician and ultimately reflect in the dehumanization of "doctor-patient relationships" (Jackson, 1999).
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Recommended Citation
Lewis, Taylor, "Prevention of Increasing Burnout Levels Among Physicians of Different Specialties and Doctoral Degrees" (2013). Honors Theses. 31.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/honors-theses/31