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Physician exhaustion and work engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal survey into the role of resources and support interventions

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  • Lara Solms
  • Annelies E M van Vianen
  • Jessie Koen
  • Kees-Jan Kan
  • Matthijs de Hoog
  • Anne P J de Pagter
  • on behalf of the Improve Research Network

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Background: Physicians increasingly show symptoms of burnout due to the high job demands they face, posing a risk for the quality and safety of care. Job and personal resources as well as support interventions may function as protective factors when demands are high, specifically in times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the Job Demands-Resources theory, this longitudinal study investigated how monthly fluctuations in job demands and job and personal resources relate to exhaustion and work engagement and how support interventions are associated with these outcomes over time. Methods: A longitudinal survey consisting of eight monthly measures in the period 2020–2021, completed by medical specialists and residents in the Netherlands. We used validated questionnaires to assess job demands (i.e., workload), job resources (e.g., job control), personal resources (e.g., psychological capital), emotional exhaustion, and work engagement. Additionally, we measured the use of specific support interventions (e.g., professional support). Multilevel modeling and longitudinal growth curve modeling were used to analyze the data. Results: 378 medical specialists and residents were included in the analysis (response rate: 79.08%). Workload was associated with exhaustion (γ = .383, p

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  • Lara Solms & Annelies E M van Vianen & Jessie Koen & Kees-Jan Kan & Matthijs de Hoog & Anne P J de Pagter & on behalf of the Improve Research Network, 2023. "Physician exhaustion and work engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal survey into the role of resources and support interventions," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(2), pages 1-19, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0277489
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277489
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    1. Oliver Weigelt & Antje Schmitt & Christine J. Syrek & Sandra Ohly, 2021. "Exploring the Engaged Worker over Time—A Week-Level Study of How Positive and Negative Work Events Affect Work Engagement," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-27, June.
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