In 2019, a survey in the United Kingdom found out that there is a correlation between the amount of hours a doctor works in a typical week, and the prevalence of ill mental health. According to the results, almost 46 percent of doctors who worked more than 51 hours per work reported to be suffering from depression, anxiety, burnout or stress which was affecting their work.
Share of doctors suffering from any form of depression, anxiety, burnout, stress, emotional stress, or a mental health condition which is affecting their work in the United Kingdom in 2019, by hours worked per week
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British Medical Association . (November 1, 2019). Share of doctors suffering from any form of depression, anxiety, burnout, stress, emotional stress, or a mental health condition which is affecting their work in the United Kingdom in 2019, by hours worked per week [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135425/mental-ill-health-among-doctors-in-the-uk-by-hours-worked/
British Medical Association . "Share of doctors suffering from any form of depression, anxiety, burnout, stress, emotional stress, or a mental health condition which is affecting their work in the United Kingdom in 2019, by hours worked per week." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135425/mental-ill-health-among-doctors-in-the-uk-by-hours-worked/
British Medical Association . (2019). Share of doctors suffering from any form of depression, anxiety, burnout, stress, emotional stress, or a mental health condition which is affecting their work in the United Kingdom in 2019, by hours worked per week. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135425/mental-ill-health-among-doctors-in-the-uk-by-hours-worked/
British Medical Association . "Share of Doctors Suffering from Any Form of Depression, Anxiety, Burnout, Stress, Emotional Stress, or a Mental Health Condition Which Is Affecting Their Work in The United Kingdom in 2019, by Hours Worked per Week." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135425/mental-ill-health-among-doctors-in-the-uk-by-hours-worked/
British Medical Association , Share of doctors suffering from any form of depression, anxiety, burnout, stress, emotional stress, or a mental health condition which is affecting their work in the United Kingdom in 2019, by hours worked per week Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135425/mental-ill-health-among-doctors-in-the-uk-by-hours-worked/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of doctors suffering from any form of depression, anxiety, burnout, stress, emotional stress, or a mental health condition which is affecting their work in the United Kingdom in 2019, by hours worked per week [Graph], British Medical Association , November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135425/mental-ill-health-among-doctors-in-the-uk-by-hours-worked/