Publications by authors named "Tait D Shanafelt"

Recurrent mutations in the third base of U1 spliceosomal RNA responsible for marked splicing and expression abnormalities have been described in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and some solid tumors. However, the clinical significance of these mutations in large and independent CLL cohorts as well as their presence in other B-cell neoplasms is unknown. Here we characterized U1 mutations in 1670 CLL and 363 mature B-cell lymphomas.

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Purpose: This study aims to investigate autonomy support and self-valuation as potential mechanisms by which supportive leadership improves physician well-being. Supportive leadership is one of the strongest predictors of physician well-being. However, mechanisms by which leadership behavior influences well-being remain unknown.

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Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of burnout and satisfaction with work-life integration (WLI) among physicians and US workers in 2023 relative to 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020, as well as physicians in 2021.

Participants And Methods: Between October 19, 2023, and March 3rd, 2024, we surveyed US physicians and a probability-based sample of the US working population using methods similar to previous studies. Burnout and WLI were measured using standard tools.

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Importance: Physicians work long, often unpredictable hours and experience multiple work-related stressors, which may adversely affect their personal relationships.

Objective: To assess the associations of a couples' workshop for physicians and their partners with burnout, self-valuation, and impact of work on personal relationships (IWPR).

Design, Setting, And Participants: In this cohort study, participants were grouped into an immediate intervention group and a delayed intervention control group, which were later compared.

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Purpose: The Stanford Model of Occupational Well-Being (Stanford Model) hypothesizes that occupational well-being is driven by 3 reciprocally related domains: workplace efficiency, culture of wellness, and individual factors. The current analysis assesses the key elements of this model with cross-sectional empirical data.

Method: In fall 2020 and spring 2022, well-being surveys were distributed to all Stanford School of Medicine clinical faculty working at 50% or more of full-time equivalent.

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Objective: To assess the association between physicians' vacation characteristics and career intentions.

Participants And Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey of a sample of US physicians between November 2022 and September 2023. Vacation days in the last year, inbox coverage, performance of patient-related work on vacation (WOV), intent to reduce clinical hours in the next 12 months, and intent to leave current practice in the next 24 months were assessed.

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Background: Dynamics between clinicians and healthcare leaders are critical in determining the culture and success of Academic Medical Centers (AMCs). These dynamics are complex, making it challenging to develop effective means of improving these relationships. This study sought to characterize and compare relationships between clinicians and healthcare leaders at three AMCs to develop more effective means of improving healthcare organization cultures.

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Background: Physician surveys provide indispensable insights into physician experience, but the question of whether responders are representative can limit confidence in conclusions. Ubiquitously collected electronic health record (EHR) use data may improve understanding of the experiences of survey nonresponders in relation to responders, providing clues regarding their well-being.

Objective: The aim of the study was to identify EHR use measures corresponding with physician survey responses and examine methods to estimate population-level survey results among physicians.

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Context: Approximately 11% of cancer survivors smoke postdiagnosis.

Objectives: Understanding the relationship between smoking and perceived cancer-related symptoms may inform tobacco treatment interventions for this population.

Methods: From 2017 to 2021, 740 adults in 9 ECOG-ACRIN trials provided baseline data.

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  • The study explores how U.S. physicians' control over their clinical work impacts burnout and their career intentions.
  • It found that poor control over factors like patient load, team composition, and workload is linked to higher burnout and intentions to reduce work hours or leave their jobs.
  • The researchers note that while their findings highlight important relationships, the cross-sectional design limits the ability to determine cause and effect.
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  • - MBL (monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis) is linked to an increased risk of developing chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and this study explores the relationship between MBL and mosaic chromosomal alterations (mCAs), which are structural DNA changes that also elevate CLL risk.
  • - Researchers analyzed data from over 4,600 individuals using flow cytometry to detect MBL and advanced DNA techniques to identify mCAs, revealing that mCAs are highly prevalent in those with MBL and CLL.
  • - The findings show that individuals with high-count MBL have a significantly higher likelihood (881-fold) of harboring CLL-related mCAs compared to those without MBL, which could
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  • The research explored perceived organizational support among physicians in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and its links to burnout and professional fulfillment.
  • Data was collected from 1,162 physicians via mail and 6,348 online, measuring burnout with the Maslach Burnout Inventory and organizational support using Stanford's tools.
  • Findings revealed that male physicians reported higher organizational support than females, with factors like family status and specialty impacting support levels, indicating a need for targeted interventions to address support disparities.
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Purpose: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)-phenotype monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL) is a premalignant condition that is roughly 500-fold more common than CLL. It is unknown whether the two-fold increased risk of developing melanoma associated with CLL extends to individuals with MBL.

Methods: Using the Mayo Clinic Biobank, we identified participants who were 40 years or older with no previous hematological malignancies, who resided in the 27 counties around Mayo Clinic, and who had available biospecimens for screening.

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  • The study aimed to examine how work impacts personal relationships among U.S. physicians and its connection to burnout, considering factors like specialty and demographics.
  • Data was collected from a diverse group of U.S. physicians and assessed for their feelings of isolation and burnout between late 2020 and early 2021.
  • Findings showed that women, married physicians, and those in specific specialties reported higher isolation levels; however, after accounting for these factors, being a physician alone was not linked to increased burnout risk, highlighting the need for supportive interventions.
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Importance: Physician burnout has reached crisis levels. Supportive leadership is one of the strongest drivers of physician well-being, and monitoring supervisor support is key to developing well-being focused leadership skills. Existing measures of leader support were designed within "direct report" supervision structures limiting their applicability to matrixed leadership reporting structures where direct reports are not the predominant norm.

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Objective: To identify the characteristics that distinguish occupationally well outliers (OWO), a subset of academic psychiatrists and neurologists with consistently high professional fulfillment and low burnout, from their counterparts with lower levels of occupational well-being.

Participants And Methods: Participants included faculty physicians practicing psychiatry and neurology in academic medical centers affiliated with the Professional Well-being Academic Consortium. In this prospective, longitudinal study, a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach was used.

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