"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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Workload" by people in Profiles.
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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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Estimating the Relationship Between Nurse Staffing and Medication Pass Workload Using National Barcode Data. Nurs Res. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 73(6):450-457.
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Factors Contributing to Disproportionate Burnout in Women Breast Imaging Radiologists: A Review. J Breast Imaging. 2024 Apr 01; 6(2):124-132.
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Clinical Full-Time Equivalent in PICUs: Survey of the U.S. Pediatric Critical Care Chiefs Network, 2020-2022. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 May 01; 25(5):e263-e272.
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The Administrative Burden on Palliative Academic Physicians. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 May; 67(5):e399-e402.
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Practical Strategies to Retain Radiologists. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Jun; 21(6):963-968.
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Understanding burnout in Pediatric residency through the lens of the 'Areas of worklife'. Med Educ Online. 2023 Dec; 28(1):2152495.
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Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Report on Pediatric Residents. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Nov-Dec; 23(8):1620-1627.
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A Novel Use of Bar Code Medication Administration Data to Assess Nurse Staffing and Workload. Appl Clin Inform. 2023 01; 14(1):76-90.