Effect of a Professional Coaching Intervention on the Well-being and Distress of Physicians
August 5, 2019 Journal of the American Medical Association – Internal Medicine
This article from JAMA explores the impact that individualized coaching has on the overall well-being of physicians, including burnout, quality of life, resilience, job satisfaction and engagement. The effects were studied in physicians who attended six coaching sessions that were facilitated by a professional coach. Results showed that the participants experienced a reduction in emotional exhaustion and burnout as well as improvements in their quality of life and resilience.
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