Burnout and intent-to-leave in physical therapists: a preliminary analysis of factors under organizational control.

Physiother Theory Pract

Ivester College of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA, USA.

Published: November 2022

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  • A survey of 1,200 physical therapists (PTs) was conducted using the Ethics Environment Questionnaire (EEQ) to explore the connections between ethical workplace perceptions and burnout, intent-to-leave, and practice factors.
  • Results showed a strong negative correlation between PTs’ views on organizational ethics and burnout, and a moderate negative correlation with intent-to-leave, indicating that perceptions of ethics impact job satisfaction and turnover intentions.
  • The findings suggest that organizational control over factors like productivity standards and billing policies significantly affects PT burnout and their perception of an ethical work environment.

Article Abstract

Methods: Twelve hundred PTs were sent a survey packet including the 20-item Ethics Environment Questionnaire (EEQ) and additional items inquiring about contemporary practice factors. Returned packets (n = 340) were analyzed utilizing correlational and regression analyses to determine relationships between ethical environment, burnout, intent-to-leave, productivity standards, billing and coding requirements and ability to provide pro-bono services.

Results: There was a strong correlation between PTs' view of organizational ethics and burnout (T -0.55), and a moderate correlation between organizational ethics and intent-to-leave (T = -0.43). There was also a strong relationship between burnout/intent-to-leave and practice factors such as productivity standards, billing/coding policy, and organizational provision of pro-bono services (p ≤ 0.01). Finally, there was a moderate correlation between PTs' view of organizational ethics and practice factors such as productivity standards (T = 0.46) and billing and coding policy (T = -0.45).

Conclusions: Contemporary practice factors such as productivity standards and billing/coding practices are related PT's perception of ethical workplace environment and both are related to PT burnout and intent-to-leave. Factors identified in this study related to burnout are all under organizational control.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.1967540DOI Listing

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