This statistic shows the percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the United States, in 2019 and 2020, by specialty. According to the survey, in 2020 the highest share of physicians feeling burned out was in critical care. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, this was not unexpected.
Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by specialty
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Medscape. (January 22, 2021). Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by specialty [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591119/physicians-feeling-burned-out-by-specialty-in-the-us/
Medscape. "Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by specialty." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591119/physicians-feeling-burned-out-by-specialty-in-the-us/
Medscape. (2021). Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by specialty. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591119/physicians-feeling-burned-out-by-specialty-in-the-us/
Medscape. "Percentage of Physicians Feeling Burned out in The U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by Specialty." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591119/physicians-feeling-burned-out-by-specialty-in-the-us/
Medscape, Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by specialty Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591119/physicians-feeling-burned-out-by-specialty-in-the-us/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by specialty [Graph], Medscape, January 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/591119/physicians-feeling-burned-out-by-specialty-in-the-us/