Burnout, job satisfaction, and work-family conflict among rural medical providers

Abstract

Rural medical providers may be particularly susceptible to burnout and additional demands on personal time, due to the increased demands of health-care shortages in rural areas. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of perceived stress and burnout among rural medical providers, and associations with job satisfaction, work-family conflict, and amount of work completed during personal time. Electronic surveys were completed by 151 medical providers. Multiple linear regression was used to further examine associations between work during personal time and work-family conflict, predicted perceived job satisfaction, perceived stress, and burnout. Primary hypotheses were supported, and work-family conflict and work during personal time were negatively correlated with job satisfaction and positively correlated with perceived stress and burnout. Examining these findings could aid in designing interventions that might assist with provider shortages in rural healthcare.

Keywords: Burnout; medical providers; rural medicine.