Teamwork Boosts Primary Care Job Satisfaction, Cuts Stress

TOPLINE:

Primary care physicians who worked as part of a multidisciplinary team were more likely to have higher job satisfaction and lower occupational stress levels.

METHODOLOGY:

Researchers conducted a secondary analysis of survey data from 2019 of primary care physicians carried out across 11 western countries to explore the relationship between team composition in primary care and occupational well-being.

More than 13,000 physicians from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, the UK, and the US were included.

Occupational stress was measured on a scale from “extremely stressful” to “not at all stressful.” Job satisfaction was assessed using a similar scale.

The composition of primary care staff could have included nurses, nu