Women in health care report higher levels of burnout than men

Women in health care report higher levels of burnout than men

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February 2024
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March 6, 2024

Women in health care report higher levels of burnout than men

A new study has found that women in health care suffer “a significantly higher level of stress and burnout” than their male counterparts. A literature review in Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health said factors like gender inequity in the workplace, poor work-life balance and a lack of autonomy were correlated with increased burnout. An article in Healthcare Dive reported that the study also found that flexible schedules and employee recognition programs helped reduce stress for females working in health care. The data came out at about the same time as survey results from Athena Health, which found that 93% of U.S. physicians regularly feel burned out and 56% might leave medicine or move into non-patient-care roles. Physicians in that survey reported that they regularly work 15 hours a week more than what they consider “normal” hours. One wrinkle to come out of that survey, however, was that 83% of physicians thought that advances in AI could reduce the administrative burdens they face, helping lower their workplace stress.

A look at nocturnist pay, workload and more

What do average nocturnists working in U.S. hospitals earn, how many shifts a month do they work and how many patient encounters do they have a shift? According to data from the 2023 Today’s Hospitalist Compensation & Career Survey, nocturnists do earn more money than their colleagues who work days, but the difference in pay—and other factors like hours—isn’t always as pronounced as you might think. For more, see data from Today’s Hospitalist survey.

February 22, 2024

How shift type and length affect hospitalist pay

In the 2023 Today’s Hospitalist Compensation & Career Survey, we asked hospitalists to tell us how their pay is affected by several factors, including the type of shifts they work, the length of those shifts and whether they work full or part time. For a look at how hospitalists working seven-on/seven-off compare to their colleagues working other types of shifts and more, see Today’s Hospitalists’ online coverage.

Nursing workforce shows signs of rebounding

With so much bad news about health care staffing going around, hospitalists might be glad to hear that nursing workforce numbers appear to be on the rebound. A new study in JAMA Health Forum predicted that the nursing workforce is expected to grow to about 4.5 million by 2035, a number that is close to prepandemic levels. Nurses between the ages of 35 and 49 are expected to account for much of that growth, going from 38% of the nursing workforce in 2022 to 47% in 2035. A MedPage Today report said the study also found rapid growth in the following areas: advanced practice registered nurses (18.2%), male nurses (14.1%), RNs working in non-hospital settings (12.8%) and unmarried nurses (7.4%). The study also found that the number of U.S.-trained students sitting for the licensure exam grew from 154,000 in 2016 to 185,000 in 2021.


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