"Workload" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The total amount of work to be performed by an individual, a department, or other group of workers in a period of time.
| Descriptor ID |
D016526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I03.946.225.500 N04.452.677.650.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Workload- Workload
- Workloads
- Work Load
- Work Loads
Employee Workload- Employee Workload
- Employee Workloads
- Workload, Employee
- Workloads, Employee
- Employee Work Load
- Employee Work Loads
- Work Load, Employee
- Work Loads, Employee
Staff Workload- Staff Workload
- Staff Workloads
- Workload, Staff
- Workloads, Staff
- Staff Work Load
- Staff Work Loads
- Work Load, Staff
- Work Loads, Staff
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Workload" by people in Profiles.
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Changes In Primary Care Physicians' Electronic Health Record Patterns After They Reduced Clinical Visit Volume. Health Aff (Millwood). 2026 Feb; 45(2):138-145.
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Understanding Alternate Work Schedules and Their Potential to Improve Work-Life Well-Being for Veterans Affairs Nurses. Med Care. 2026 Jan 01; 64(1S Suppl 1):S45-S51.
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Using Medication Pass Analysis to Examine Longitudinal Changes in VA Inpatient Nurse Staffing and Workload Before and Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: 2019-2022. Med Care. 2026 Jan 01; 64(1S Suppl 1):S52-S61.
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Primary Care Physician Time Spent in Patient Care: An Observational Study Using Electronic Health Record Logs. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Dec; 178(12):1688-1697.
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Understaffed and overworked: The stark reality of acute care surgeon staffing in the United States, an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Oct 01; 99(4):560-570.
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Inpatient Imaging Utilization and Radiology Workload: Trends of the Past Decade and Through the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Sep; 22(9):979-989.
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The Effect of Gender on Case Log Volumes for Urology Residents: An 11 Year National Study. J Surg Educ. 2025 06; 82(6):103515.
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From Headache to Handled: Advanced In-Basket Management System in Primary Care Clinics Reduces Provider Workload Burden and Self-Reported Burnout. Appl Clin Inform. 2024 Oct; 15(5):869-876.
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Neonatology Staffing Practices: An In-Depth Exploration of Leaders' Perspectives. J Pediatr. 2025 Jan; 276:114363.
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Improving well-being among women in neonatology. J Perinatol. 2025 May; 45(5):580-588.