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. 2023 Aug 1;65(8):699-705.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002889. Epub 2023 May 21.

The State of Health, Burnout, Healthy Behaviors, Workplace Wellness Support, and Concerns of Medication Errors in Pharmacists During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk  1 , Andreanna Pavan Hsieh, Alai Tan, James W McAuley, Maritza Matheus, Bayli Larson, Anna Legreid Dopp
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The State of Health, Burnout, Healthy Behaviors, Workplace Wellness Support, and Concerns of Medication Errors in Pharmacists During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Objectives: The aims of the study were to describe the well-being and lifestyle behaviors of health-system pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the relationships among well-being, perceptions of workplace wellness support, and self-reported concern of having made a medication error.

Methods: Pharmacist ( N = 10,445) were randomly sampled for a health and well-being survey. Multiple logistic regression assessed associations with wellness support and concerns of medication error.

Results: The response rate was 6.4% ( N = 665). Pharmacists whose workplaces very much supported wellness were 3× more likely to have no depression, anxiety, and stress; 10× more likely to have no burnout; and 15× more likely to have a higher professional quality of life. Those with burnout had double the concern of having made a medication error in the last 3 months.

Conclusions: Healthcare leadership must fix system issues that cause burnout and actualize wellness cultures to improve pharmacist well-being.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: M.M., B.L., and A.L.D. are associated with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. A.L.D. has Merck individual stock. The other authors declare no conflict of interest.

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