The Relationship Between Perceived Practice Quality and Quality Improvement Activities and Physician Practice Dissatisfaction, Professional Isolation, and Work-Life Stress
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9103826 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mariah A Quinn (0000-0001-7534-739X, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, corresponding author), Allison Wilcox, Allison R Wilcox (0000-0002-9408-4510, Mass General Brigham), Endel John Orav (0000-0002-8886-7252, Brigham and Women's Hospital, corresponding author), David W Bates (0000-0001-5440-6039, Harvard University, corresponding author), Steven R Simon (0000-0002-4624-4364, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 924-928 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181a393e4 |
| PMID | 19543122 |
| OpenAlex | W2007680671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
BACKGROUND: The importance of physician well-being has been well-documented. However, little is known about how physicians' self-reported quality improvement (QI) activities and quality of care are related to their practice dissatisfaction, professional isolation, and work-life stress. METHODS: We surveyed a random sample of 1884 physicians in Massachusetts by mail and assessed their practices' participation in QI activities and quality of care, as well as their feelings of professional isolation, work-life stress, and practice dissatisfaction. RESULTS: A total of 1345 physicians responded (71.4% response rate). Most respondents reported QI activities in their practices (85%) and subsequent evaluation of these activities (62%). Approximately one-third (33%) reported quality problems in their practice. In linear regression analyses, the presence of quality problems was independently associated with increased professional isolation, work-life stress, and practice dissatisfaction. In contrast, physicians from practices that were involved in the evaluation of QI activities had significantly less isolation, stress, and dissatisfaction. Participation in QI activities was also independently associated with less dissatisfaction. A substantial fraction of physicians reported moderate to severe problems with isolation (17%), work-life stress (31%), and dissatisfaction (27%). CONCLUSIONS: Substantial practice dissatisfaction, professional isolation, and work-life stress are experienced by physicians and they seem to be inversely correlated with QI activities. Physicians who perceive quality problems in their practices are more likely to experience dissatisfaction, isolation, and stress. Efforts to engage physicians in QI and systems change should assess how these programs affect physicians themselves and the care that they deliver
Affect (linguistics) · Family medicine · Feeling · Isolation (microbiology) · Quality (philosophy) · Quality of life (healthcare) · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Nursing education and management · Patient Safety and Medication Errors · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2020 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |