An Overview of Reviews to Inform Organization-Level Interventions to Address Burnout in Rheumatologists
Authors' conclusion
Although the quality of evidence for interventions to prevent burnout in physicians is low, promising strategies such as mindfulness have been identified.
Study context
- Population
- Reviews (2011 or later) with ≥ 1 primary studies with ≥ 10% physician participants, recording burnout, describing an organization-directed intervention to prevent burnout
- Participants
- 17 reviews
- Outcome
- Organization-directed interventions to prevent burnout applicable to rheumatology
Methodological detailsAMSTAR 2 quality assessment, applicability assessed by rheumatologists, 15 systematic reviews, 1 realist review, 1 umbrella review
- AMSTAR 2 quality assessment
- Applicability assessed by rheumatologists
- 15 systematic reviews, 1 realist review, 1 umbrella review
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Possibly applicable intervention types: physician workflow and organizational strategies; peer support and formal communication training; leadership support; addressing stress, mental health, and mindfulness
- Mindfulness had the highest quality of evidence to support its effectiveness
Further findings
AMSTAR 2 quality of systematic reviews
- Low quality
- 5
- Moderate quality
- 1
- Critically low quality
- 9
- Significant heterogeneity between and within reviews
Synthesis type
- Meta-analysis
- 6
- Qualitative summary
- 11
Original publication
An Overview of Reviews to Inform Organization-Level Interventions to Address Burnout in Rheumatologists. J Rheumatol. Published 1 August 2023. doi:10.
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