Wallace Jean E, Lemaire Jane B, Ghali William A
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Lancet. 2009 Nov 14;374(9702):1714-21. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61424-0.
When physicians are unwell, the performance of health-care systems can be suboptimum. Physician wellness might not only benefit the individual physician, it could also be vital to the delivery of high-quality health care. We review the work stresses faced by physicians, the barriers to attending to wellness, and the consequences of unwell physicians to the individual and to health-care systems. We show that health systems should routinely measure physician wellness, and discuss the challenges associated with implementation.
当医生身体不适时，医疗保健系统的表现可能达不到最佳状态。医生的健康不仅可能使个体医生受益，对于提供高质量医疗保健也可能至关重要。我们回顾了医生面临的工作压力、关注健康的障碍以及身体不适的医生对个人和医疗保健系统的影响。我们表明，卫生系统应定期衡量医生的健康状况，并讨论与实施相关的挑战。
