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Depression, Burnout, And Professional Outcomes Among Pas., Sarah R Blackstone, Aimee K Johnson, Noël E Smith, Timothy C. Mccall, Whitney R Simmons, Ashley W Skelly
Depression, Burnout, And Professional Outcomes Among Pas., Sarah R Blackstone, Aimee K Johnson, Noël E Smith, Timothy C. Mccall, Whitney R Simmons, Ashley W Skelly
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OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effect of depression and burnout on PA professional fulfillment and medical errors.
METHODS: Eight hundred eighty PAs completed an online survey containing the Professional Fulfillment Index, PHQ-2, GAD-7, and demographic questions. Two serial mediation models examined the relationship between depression, burnout, and professional outcomes.
RESULTS: Burnout fully mediated the relationship between depression and outcomes in both models and the present research indicates that burnout plays a stronger role in job satisfaction than symptoms of depression.
CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the underpinnings of professional satisfaction may mitigate clinician turnover, which in turn may lead to cost savings for …