A cross-sectional study of psychological distress, burnout, and the associated risk factors in hospital pharmacists in Japan

• Main Authors: Yuji Higuchi (Author), Masatoshi Inagaki (Author), Toshihiro Koyama (Author), Yoshihisa Kitamura (Author), Toshiaki Sendo (Author), Maiko Fujimori (Author), Yosuke Uchitomi (Author), Norihito Yamada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Opportunities for face-to-face communication with patients is increasing in modern hospital pharmacist practice. This may impose new burdens on hospital pharmacists. We performed a cross-sectional study to examine the prevalence of psychological distress, burnout, and compassion...