A Brief Instrument to Assess Both Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Physicians: Reliability and Validity Including Correlation with Self-Reported Medical Errors in a Sample of Resident and Practicing Physicians

摘要

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Professional Fulfillment Index (PFI), a 16-item instrument to assess physicians’ professional fulfillment and burnout, designed for sensitivity to change attributable to interventions or other factors affecting physician well-being.