Data from the 2021 National Physician Burnout and Suicide Report by Medscape.

The pandemic has influenced the happiness, relationships and job satisfaction of professionals. The most affected specialty are: Intensivists and rheumatologists.

This survey is carried out periodically to evaluate work fatigue that medical professionals have , and it was evident that the coronavirus pandemic was not going to help improve the situation that the sector is experiencing. In fact, the percentage of doctors, especially intensivists and rheumatologists , who today feel "very unhappy" in their jobs has increased by 6 percent and "somewhat unhappy" by 9 percent , compared to the data compiled last year, just before the health crisis that has put the entire world in check.

Additionally, those who define themselves as "somewhat happy" and "very happy" have decreased by 7 and 13 percent respectively.

47% of the doctors surveyed consider that burnout has a strong impact on their daily life


These are the data from the national report on physician burnout and suicide in 2021 carried out by Medscape , the results show that the situation of Burnout has worsened and the pandemic has influenced doctors' happiness, relationships, job satisfaction and even their treatment of patients.

However, a 79 percent of doctors indicates that he already suffered burnout before of the appearance of Covid-19. The doctors who suffer the most from this burnout depending on their specialty are those from Intensive Care with 51 percent , followed by Rheumatology with 50 percent , Infectious Diseases and Urology with 49 percent , Neurology and Family Medicine, 47; Internal 46 and Pediatrics 45. Meanwhile, the specialists who experience it the least are plastic surgeons (31 percent) and dermatologists (29 percent).

In turn, burnout is suffered more by women (51 percent) than by men (36 percent). Among the reasons why doctors are burned out at work, 58 percent of doctors say it is due to having "too many bureaucratic tasks ," followed by 37 percent who consider it to be " working too many hours " and " the lack of respect on the part of his colleagues and other workers. Furthermore, 32 percent believe that financial compensation "is not enough . " Overall, 47 percent of physicians who experience burnout He considers that this has a strong impact on his life.

89% of professionals have depression


Another point discussed in the Medscape survey is that 69 percent of physicians consider themselves depressed. since they feel down and sad , compared to 20 percent with clinical depression.

However, while the majority (47 percent) say their depression does not affect their interaction with patients ; 36 confesses that he gets easily exasperated during consultations.

Tragically, both burnout and depression can end in suicide . At this point, 81 percent of healthcare workers claim that they have never considered suicide as an option nor have they had suicidal thoughts. While 13 percent have had thoughts of committing that act and 1 percent have attempted suicide.

Tiredness, insomnia and fatigue substantially reduce the capabilities for correct professional performance. Therefore, both its prevention, creating work environments that prioritize well-being, and its identification, diagnosis and correct treatment are essential.