Medscape's Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2019 explored how orthopedists experience and deal with burnout, as well as their happiness outside work.
Medscape surveyed 15,069 physicians from over 29 specialties from July 27 to Oct. 16, 2018.
The key details to know:
1. Orthopedists were the 11th happiest physicians at work, with 29 percent reporting they were "very" or "extremely" happy.
2. Fifty-three percent of orthopedists said they were happy outside work, ranking 15th behind OB-GYNs, general surgeons and others.
4. Orthopedists exercise (60 percent), talk with family or friends (37 percent) and isolate themselves from others (37 percent) to cope with burnout.
5. Bureaucratic tasks (60 percent), EHRs (47 percent) and government regulations (29 percent) are the top factors contributing to burnout among orthopedists.
6. Three percent of orthopedists said they were depressed, 15 percent said they were colloquially depressed and 38 percent said they were burned out.
7. Forty-five percent of orthopedists experiencing depression said it doesn't affect their interactions with patients, while 39 percent said they are easily exasperated with patients because of depression. Twenty-two percent are less motivated carefully take notes on details such as patient history.