This statistic shows the percentage of major causes for physicians feeling burned out in the United States, as of 2020. According to the survey, having too many bureaucratic tasks was the main cause for physicians becoming burned out.
Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2020
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Medscape. (January 22, 2021). Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591165/leading-causes-for-burn-out-in-us-physicians/
Medscape. "Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2020." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591165/leading-causes-for-burn-out-in-us-physicians/
Medscape. (2021). Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591165/leading-causes-for-burn-out-in-us-physicians/
Medscape. "Major Causes for Burn-out among U.S. Physicians as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591165/leading-causes-for-burn-out-in-us-physicians/
Medscape, Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591165/leading-causes-for-burn-out-in-us-physicians/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2020 [Graph], Medscape, January 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/591165/leading-causes-for-burn-out-in-us-physicians/