"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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| 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 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Workload" by people in Profiles.
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Azama KA, Lim E. A Cross-sectional Examination of Burnout in Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in Hawaii. J Occup Environ Med. 2026 Apr 01; 68(4):343-351.
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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.