Assessment of Physician Well-being, Part Two: Beyond Burnout

• Authors: Michelle D. Lall, Emory University; Theodore J. Gaeta, New York Methodist Hospital; Arlene S. Chung, Maimonides Medical Center; Sneha A. Chinai, University of Massachusetts; Manish Garg, Temple University; Abbas Husain, Staten Island University Hospital; Cara Kanter, Temple University Hospital; Sorabh Khandelwal, Ohio State University; Caitlin S. Rublee, Ohio State University; Ramin R. Tabatabai, Keck School of Medicine; James Kimo Takayesu, Harvard Medical School; Mohammad Zaher, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital; Nadine T. Himelfarb, Brown University
• Journal Title: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
• Volume: Volume 20, Number 2
• Publisher: eScholarship Publishing, University of California | 2019-03-01, Pages 291-304
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2019.1.39666
• Subjects: Psychology, Behavioral; Health Sciences, Health Care Management; Health Sciences, Mental Health
• Keywords: Physician Burnout; well-being; negative states; assessment tools; quality of life; coping skills; distress

Abstract

Part One of this two-article series reviews assessment tools to measure burnout and other negative states. Physician well-being goes beyond merely the absence of burnout. Transient episodes of burnout are to be expected. Measuring burnout alone is shortsighted. Well-being includes being challenged, thriving, and achieving success in various aspects of personal and professional life. In this second part of the series, we identify and describe assessment tools related to wellness, quality of life, resilience, coping skills, and other positive states.