Treating patients with lifestyle medicine may help reduce clinician burnout

Health care professionals report that treating patients with lifestyle medicine helps to reduce burnout by increasing professional satisfaction, meaning, and a sense of effectiveness at work, according to a new study published in BMC Health Services Research. "Using Lifestyle Medicine to Treat Patients Can Reduce Practitioner Burnout: A Descriptive Model Derived from Healthcare Staff Interviews," is based on in-depth interviews with 41 health care professionals and administrators across five U.S. health systems that have implemented lifestyle medicine programs.