16 Statistics on Ophthalmologist Burnout

Here are 16 statistics on ophthalmologist burnout, according to Ophthalmologist Lifestyles – Linking to Burnout: A Medscape Survey.

Ophthalmologist burnout:

•    35 percent are burned out
•    65 percent are not burned out
•    64 percent of burned out ophthalmologists are female
•    35 percent of burned out ophthalmologists are male

Causes of burnout (1= not important and 7 = very important):

•    Too much bureaucracy: 5.5
•    Impact of the Affordable Care Act: 4.8
•    Income is too low: 4.2
•    Too much time spent at work: 4.1
•    Increasing role of computers at work: 4.1
•    Feeling you are making little difference: 3.6
•    Lack of professional satisfaction: 3.5
•    Difficult patients: 3.5
•    Inability to provide quality care: 3.3
•    Difficulty with peers or staff: 3.0
•    Compassion fatigue: 2.8
•    Difficulties with employer: 2.2

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