Survey Reveals Physical and Mental Problems Among Health Workers During Pandemic
Poor physical and mental health was frequent among Brazilian health workers employed in the public sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by…
Burnout & Quality of Care
1 in 3 U.S. Public Health Workers Reports Feeling Threatened While on the Job During the COVID Pandemic
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine documents the record levels of nonphysical violence directed at public health workers on the frontlines…
Brief Sessions of Guided Reflections Improve Healthcare Worker Burnout
Watching short, web-based tutorials that inspire healthcare workers to contemplate awe, gratitude and kindness can promote enduring improvements in mental health outcomes such as depression…
Nurses Still Need Support to Recover from COVID Trauma, Research Shows
Those on the front line of the COVID pandemic need mental health support to help them recover from, or manage, the stress and trauma they…
United Health Foundation Launches $3.1 Million Partnership with American Nurses Foundation to Fight Nurse Burnout and Attrition
The United Health Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of UnitedHealth Group announced a three-year, $3.1 million grant partnership with the American Nurses Foundation to fight nurse…
Researchers Evaluate Mental Stress in First Naturalistic Study of Critical Care Nurses
The mental workload of intensive care unit nurses can successfully be evaluated using eye-movement tracking glasses, a study has found. In research recently published in…
Multiple Stressors Contributed to Physician Burnout During First Wave of COVID-19 in the U.S.
Front-line physicians who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City and New Orleans reported multiple factors that…
Could “Choosing Wisely” Help Fight Healthcare Worker Burnout?
As hospitals, clinics and health systems seek to overcome the wave of burnout and departures among their clinical staff, they might want to adopt an…
Poll Indicates Increasing Violence in ERs Contributes to Physician Burnout and Impacts Patient Care
Violence in the nation’s emergency departments is increasing. More than 8 in 10 emergency physicians believe the rate of violence experienced in emergency departments has…
Healthcare Workers More Than Three Times More Likely to Have Experienced Burnout During the Pandemic
Healthcare professionals working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are up to three times more likely to be burned out compared to non-healthcare professionals, despite the…