Associations of physician burnout with career engagement and quality of patient care: systematic review and meta-analysis

Key Points

• This research aims to examine the relationship between physician burnout and its impact on career engagement and patient care quality.
• Conducted a systematic review of existing literature
• Performed a meta-analysis to quantify associations
• Included studies that focused on physician burnout and patient care outcomes
• Identified a significant negative association between physician burnout and patient care quality
• Career engagement was positively correlated with higher patient care quality
• Burnout levels were found to influence physician career engagement