Table 2.
Peer learners’ perspectives on burnout, workload, and meaningful engagement at work: summary of survey responses
| Baseline survey % N = 28 |
Post Session 1 % N = 30 |
Post Session 2 % N = 28 |
Post Session 3 % N = 27 |
P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnout*√ | |||||
|
I have no symptoms. I am under stress, but I don’t feel burnt out. I have one or more symptoms of burnout Symptoms of burnout are affecting my relationships. I feel completely burned out |
7 32 50 11 0 |
7 37 43 3 10 |
11 54 14 21 0 |
15 44 30 11 0 |
0.064 |
| Control over workload*√ | |||||
|
Poor/Marginal Satisfactory Good/Optimal |
36 39 25 |
37 27 37 |
33 43 25 |
22 41 37 |
0.663 |
| I have enough time to complete my work* | |||||
|
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree/Strongly Agree |
11 46 21 22 |
23 37 23 16 |
7 46 21 25 |
15 33 11 41 |
0.723 |
| The amount of time I spend on work at home (during non-work hours) is* | |||||
|
Excessive Moderately high Satisfactory Modest/None |
29 46 14 11 |
33 40 17 10 |
25 46 11 18 |
37 22 30 11 |
0.599 |
| I feel a sense of personal meaning and purpose in my daily work * | |||||
|
Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree |
4 18 39 39 |
7 33 40 20 |
4 21 43 32 |
7 19 44 30 |
0.533 |
| I’ve been making efforts to improve my clinical work experience as a family physician, % | |||||
|
Not at all/A little Medium A lot |
50 25 25 |
50 33 17 |
39 43 18 |
37 44 19 |
0.877 |
| I’ve been trying to see my clinical work in a different light, to make it seem more positive | |||||
|
Not at all/A little Medium A lot |
57 29 14 |
46 33 20 |
39 29 32 |
37 33 30 |
0.660 |
*Taken from the Institute for Health Improvement Joy in Work Assessment
√Adapted from the Mini Z survey 2.0