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. 2025 Aug 25;26:263. doi: 10.1186/s12875-025-02969-w

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