Burnout Trends Among US Health Care Workers
In this survey study of VHA health care workers, burnout and professional stress decreased on average following the pandemic, but burnout levels remain elevated compared with prepandemic levels. The VHA has made several efforts to reduce burnout and stress, and results showed some promise, but exploration of ways to reduce burnout to prepandemic levels is needed.
Authors
- Ryan Derickson
- Katerine Osatuke
- Shereef Elnahal
- David C. Mohr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3184-6338)
- M Marks
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (US)
- Miami University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5954
- Citations
- 50
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 140.77
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs