Primary Care Physician Trends: Dissatisfaction, Stress, And Burnout In The US And 9 Comparator Countries, 2012–22 Viktoria Steinbeck, Ishani Ganguli, and Irene Papanicolas

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2025.00880?utm_campaign=march+2026+issue&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_134HC9UXVwaBAqqHmtQQtXclOKSfLZ6sfwscrNP2nBE8nzgivmmtgC3hwIu9KpEUjaA_-m2Pz2niQD6gYkB8Aa0T8mQ&_hsmi=410804823&utm_source=well+read&journalCode=hlthaff Using survey data from 2012–22 across the United States and nine other high‑income countries, the study finds rising stress and high burnout among primary care physicians—especially in the US—while identifying workplace conditions, care quality, and gender disparities as key factors shaping burnout risk.