Forty-two percent reported burnout and 15 percent noted depression.
The respondents noted the following as contributing to burnout:
1. Too many bureaucratic tasks — 56 percent
2. Spending too many hours at work — 39 percent
3. Lack of respect from administrators, employers, colleagues or staff — 26 percent
4. Increasing computerization of practice — 24 percent
5. Insufficient compensation — 24 percent
6. Lack of control/autonomy — 21 percent
7. Feeling like just a cog in a wheel — 20 percent
8. Lack of respect from patients — 16 percent
9. Government regulations — 16 percent
10. Decreasing reimbursements — 15 percent
11. Emphasis on profits over patients — 15 percent
12. Maintenance of Certification requirements — 12 percent
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