%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-326X
%I JMIR Publications
%V 9
%N 
%P e54158
%T Measuring Self-Reported Well-Being of Physicians Using the Well-Being Thermometer: Cohort Study
%A Adamou,Marios
%A Jones,Sarah L
%A Kyriakidou,Niki
%A Mooney,Andrew
%A Pattani,Shriti
%A Roycroft,Matthew
%K well-being
%K health care professionals
%K mental health
%K well-being thermometer
%K health care
%D 2025
%7 9.1.2025
%9 
%J JMIR Form Res
%G English
%X Background: Advancements in medical science have focused largely on patient care, often overlooking the well-being of health care professionals (HCPs). This oversight has consequences; not only are HCPs prone to mental and physical health challenges, but the quality of patient care may also endure as a result. Such concerns are also exacerbated by unprecedented crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to other sectors, HCPs report high incidence of stress, depression, and suicide, among other challenging factors that have a significant negative impact on their well-being. Objective: Given these substantial concerns, the development of a tool specifically designed to be used in clinical settings to measure the well-being of HCPs is essential. Methods: A United Kingdom–based cross-sectional pilot study was carried out to measure self-reported well-being in a cohort of 148 physicians, using the newly developed well-being thermometer. The aim of the tool is to allow respondents to develop an individual sense of “well-being intelligence” thus supporting HCPs to have better insight and control over their well-being and allow insights into how to manage it. The tool consists of 5 well-being domains—health, thoughts, emotions, spiritual, and social. Each domain can be measured individually or combined to produce an overall well-being score. Results: The tool demonstrated good internal consistency; the Cronbach α in this study was 0.84 for the total scale. Conclusions: Results from this cohort demonstrated that the well-being thermometer can be used to gather intelligence of staff well-being. This is a promising new tool that will assist HCPs to recognize their own well-being needs and allow health care organizations to facilitate change in policies and practices to reflect a better understanding of staff well-being. 
%R 10.2196/54158
%U https://formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e54158
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/54158