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2021 Physician Burnout Survey
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1.
Have you felt burned out from practicing medicine at any point during your career?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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2.
Do you feel burned out now?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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3.
Please rate how burned out you feel now, with 1 being no feelings of burnout and 10 being worst.
(Required.)
1 - No Feelings of Burnout
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 - Worst
1 - No Feelings of Burnout
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 - Worst
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4.
What has contributed the most to your feelings of burnout?
(Required.)
Too much paperwork and government/payer regulations
Poor work-life balance/work too many hours
The COVID-19 pandemic
EHRs
Overwhelmed by patient needs
Non-adherent patients
Insufficient pay/declining reimbursements
Lack of autonomy/career control
I don’t feel burned out
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5.
Do you believe burnout negatively impacts your productivity and financial earnings?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Don’t know
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6.
How do you cope with burnout?
(Required.)
Exercise
Spending time with family and friends
Practicing yoga/mindfulness/meditation
Hobbies
Eating junk food/overeating
Drugs or alcohol
I don’t feel I’m coping
I don’t feel burned out
Other (please specify)
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7.
Have you ever talked to fellow physicians/colleagues about feeling burned out?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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8.
Do you plan to seek or have you sought professional help/counseling dealing with burnout?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Prefer not to answer
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9.
Have you avoided expressing feelings of burnout because you’re concerned about being judged negatively by peers?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Prefer not to answer
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10.
Have your feelings of burnout ever made you want to quit practicing medicine?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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11.
Do you think your workplace culture contributes to your own or others’ burnout?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Prefer not to answer
12.
How has burnout affected your career as a physician, if at all?
13.
What do you believe is the solution to physician burnout?
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14.
What is your medical specialty?
(Required.)
Internal medicine
Family practice
Pediatrics
Ob/Gyn
Cardiology
Urology
Dermatology
Surgery
Emergency medicine
Other (please specify)
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15.
What is your age?
(Required.)
Under 35
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and older
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16.
How many years have you been practicing?
(Required.)
Less than 5
6-10
11-20
21-30
More than 30
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17.
What is your gender?
(Required.)
Male
Female
Choose not to say
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18.
Do you have an ownership stake in your practice?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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19.
Which of these best describes your practice setting?
(Required.)
Office-based independent practice
Office-based hospital-owned practice
Outpatient clinic
Hospital
Academic (research, military, government)
Direct/concierge practice
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20.
How many hours do you work per week?
(Required.)
Less than 40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71 or more
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