The study, which compares 2014 and 2011 data from nearly 7,000 physicians and more than 5,000 other workers, indicates this trend is specific to the medical profession — Work-life balance and burnout remained steady among workers in other fields.
Here are five key takeaways from the study:
- In 2011, 45 percent of physicians were considered burned out.
- At this time, burnout was highest among internal medicine, family medicine and emergency medicine physicians.
- In 2014, levels of burnout rose nearly 10 percent to 54 percent of physicians.
- Burnout rates increased across nearly all specialties.
- Rates of depression did not increase among physicians.
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