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Does Your Workplace Foster Well-being?

Pre-pandemic, burnout levels were already high; now, burnout levels are driven higher by high patient loads, staff shortages, and harassment

  • Health workers reported more days of poor mental health in 2022 and were more likely to report burnout than they did in 2018.
  • Workplace harassment was associated with higher odds of anxiety, depression, and burnout.
  • Protective factors from burnout: trust in management, supervisor help, enough time to complete work, workplace support of productivity.
  • Visit Impact Wellbeing for resources.

Source

Nigam JAS, Barker RM, Cunningham TR, Swanson NG, Chosewood LC. Vital Signs: Health Worker–Perceived Working Conditions and Symptoms of Poor Mental Health – Quality of Worklife Survey, United States, 2018-2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023;72:1197-1205.

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