U.S. physician burnout and the proletarianization of U.S. doctors: A theoretical reframing
Michalec B, Cuddy M, Price Y, Hafferty F. U.S. physician burnout and the proletarianization of U.S. doctors: A theoretical reframing. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 358: 117224. PMID: 39173293, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrganization of medicinePhysician burnoutPractice of medicineWage labor systemU.S. physiciansMarx’s conceptMarxist theoryTheoretical reframingU.S. healthcare systemU.S. doctorsCapitalist systemLoss of autonomySources of strainHealthcare systemBurnout epidemicIndependent practitionersPhysician workProletarianizationBurnoutSocio-economic structurePhysiciansMarxU.S.Arguments