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Balancing Unbalanced Lives: A Practical Framework for Personal and Organizational Change
Rising rates of physician burnout have led to efforts to decrease stress in clinical environments. Although mild to moderate stress can improve productivity, prolonged or sustained stress becomes “distress,” as revealed by national statistics on physician burnout.1 Burnout can affect personal relationships and disrupt family life. Professionally, burnout can harm patient care, relationships with patients and colleagues, a person's integrity, and, eventually, the viability of our health care system, as providers exit prematurely and patients lose confidence in their care.
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