PMID- 30962078 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200325 LR - 20200325 IS - 1873-5134 (Electronic) IS - 0738-3991 (Linking) VI - 102 IP - 8 DP - 2019 Aug TI - Provider burnout and patient-provider communication in the context of hypertension care. PG - 1452-1459 LID - S0738-3991(18)30385-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.pec.2019.03.014 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Burnout is prevalent among healthcare providers and associated with poor patient-provider communication. Patient-provider communication is essential for effective care, particularly among patients with conditions such as hypertension. We examined the association between provider burnout and patient-provider communication in hypertension care. METHODS: We used cross-sectional data from 26 primary care providers and their 80 patients with hypertension. Patient-provider primary care visits were audiotaped and providers completed surveys. Patients were 65% Black/African American and 58% female. Providers were 54% white and 65% female. Patient-provider communication was coded using the Medical Interaction Process System (MIPS). We also assess provider-reported level of burnout and suboptimal patient care using validated surveys. RESULTS: Our findings show an inverse association between burnout and relationship building communication (e.g., displaying empathy) (b=-4.7 p < .05) and between relationship building communication and suboptimal patient care (b=-0.6 p < .05) in multivariate, adjusted models. CONCLUSION: Given the role of patient-provider communication, our work highlights provider burnout as a potentially significant hindrance to patient-provider relationship building in hypertension care. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Future research should examine the factors that contribute to provider burnout in order to mitigate their negative effects on patient-provider communication and patient care. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Robbins, Rebecca AU - Robbins R AD - Center for Healthful Behavior Change, Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. FAU - Butler, Mark AU - Butler M AD - Center for Healthful Behavior Change, Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. FAU - Schoenthaler, Antoinette AU - Schoenthaler A AD - Center for Healthful Behavior Change, Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: Antoinette.Schoenthaler@nyumc.org. LA - eng GR - K23 HL098564/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Observational Study PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20190330 PL - Ireland TA - Patient Educ Couns JT - Patient education and counseling JID - 8406280 MH - Adult MH - *Burnout, Professional MH - *Communication MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Hypertension/*therapy MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - *Physician-Patient Relations MH - Primary Health Care OTO - NOTNLM OT - Health communication OT - Healthcare quality OT - Hypertension OT - Patient-provider communication OT - Provider burnout EDAT- 2019/04/10 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/26 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/10 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/03/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/03/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/10 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0738-3991(18)30385-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.pec.2019.03.014 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Patient Educ Couns. 2019 Aug;102(8):1452-1459. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.03.014. Epub 2019 Mar 30.