Characterization of Burnout Among Spanish Family Physicians Treating Fibromyalgia Patients: The EPIFFAC Study

Conclusions:
One-quarter of family physicians reported feeling exhausted, detached from fibromyalgia patients, or less professionally accomplished. Several personal characteristics and contextual variables increased burnout. Several interventions to modify these variables and, thus, protect family physicians treating fibromyalgia from burnout are suggested.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - May 18, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Torres, X., Ojeda, B., Collado, A., Sole, E., Vergara, J., Gomez, E., Castells, X., Arias, A. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research