Moral Distress and Occupational Burnout in US Physicians

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the prevalence of moral distress among physicians compared to other US workers and to differentiate it from burnout.
• Conducted a survey among US physicians
• Compared rates of moral distress to the general working population
• Investigated the relationship between moral distress and occupational burnout
• Moral distress was prevalent among surveyed physicians
• Rates of moral distress were higher compared to the general US working population
• Differentiation between moral distress and burnout was observed