Workload

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	I03.946.225.500 N04.452.677.650.500
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Workload".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Human Activities [I03]
Work [I03.946]
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling [I03.946.225]
Workload [I03.946.225.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Personnel Management [N04.452.677]
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling [N04.452.677.650]
Workload [N04.452.677.650.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	3	4
2011	2	0	2
2013	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2017	0	2	2
2019	1	0	1
2020	2	1	3
2025	0	1	1

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Lavergne MR, Easley J, Grudniewicz A, Hedden L, McDonald T, Rudoler D, Saur? A, Correia RH, Dufour ?, Gallant F, Hakim J, Johnson C, Jose C, Katz A, MacKenzie A, Martin-Misener R, McCracken R, Nethery E, Piccinini-Vallis H, Peterson S, Scott I, Shiplett H, Simkin S, Spencer S, Thelen R, Welton S, Wilson E. Changing primary care capacity in Canada: protocol for a cross-provincial mixed methods study. BMJ Open. 2025 Mar 21; 15(3):e099302.

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Nguyen E, Holmes JT, Narsinghani R, O'Connor S, Fuit MW, Thaden L, Robinson R. Direct patient care services by community and ambulatory care pharmacists in Idaho. Int J Clin Pharm. 2020 Dec; 42(6):1480-1489.

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Law KE, Lowndes BR, Kelley SR, Blocker RC, Larson DW, Hallbeck MS, Nelson H. NASA-Task Load Index Differentiates Surgical Approach: Opportunities for Improvement in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Ann Surg. 2020 05; 271(5):906-912.

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Okogbaa J, Allen RE, Sarpong DF. Time Spent at Work and Its Impact on the Academic Performance of Pharmacy Students. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 01 13; 17(2).

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Law KE, Lowndes BR, Kelley SR, Blocker RC, Larson DW, Hallbeck MS, Nelson H. Surgeon Workload in Colorectal Surgery: Perceived Drivers of Procedural Difficulty. J Surg Res. 2020 01; 245:57-63.

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Okihiro M, Duke L, Goebert D, Ampolos L, Camacho C, Shanahan N, Hishinuma E, Kaholokula JK. Promoting Optimal Native Outcomes (PONO) by Understanding Women's Stress Experiences. J Prim Prev. 2017 04; 38(1-2):159-173.

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Feliu-Dominguez R, Medero-Rodriguez P, Cruz-Correa M. Women Gastroenterologists in Academic Medicine: Tradition Versus Transition. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 01; 62(1):13-15.

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Meyer C, Sukumar S, Sood A, Hanske J, Vetterlein M, Elder JS, Fisch M, Trinh QD, Friedman AA. Inpatients hypospadias care: trends and outcomes from the American nationwide inpatient sample. Korean J Urol. 2015 Aug; 56(8):594-600.

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Sattari M, Levine D, Neal D, Serwint JR. Personal breastfeeding behavior of physician mothers is associated with their clinical breastfeeding advocacy. Breastfeed Med. 2013 Feb; 8(1):31-7.

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Davila EP, Florez H, Trepka MJ, Fleming LE, Niyonsenga T, Lee DJ, Parkash J. Long work hours is associated with suboptimal glycemic control among US workers with diabetes. Am J Ind Med. 2011 May; 54(5):375-83.

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