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Abstract
Burnout is a major problem in health care and is associated with adverse sequelae for patients, health care workers, and organizations. Burnout among respiratory therapists (RTs) is as high as 79% and is associated with poor or ineffective leadership, inadequate staffing, high work load, non–leadership position, and work environment. An understanding of burnout is necessary for both staff and leadership to ensure RT well-being. This narrative review will discuss the psychology of burnout, prevalence, drivers, mitigation strategies, and future directions for research.
- burnout
- well-being
- respiratory therapy
- respiratory therapist
- respiratory care practitioner
- leadership
- management
Footnotes
- Correspondence: Andrew G Miller MSc RRT RRT-ACCS RRT-NPS FAARC, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. E-mail: Andrew.g.miller{at}duke.edu
Mr Miller is a section editor for Respiratory Care and discloses relationships with Saxe Communications and S2N Health. Ms Burr discloses a relationship with Hill-Rom. Mr Hinkson is the president of the American Association for Respiratory Care. The remaining authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest.
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