Showing posts with label physician QOL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label physician QOL. Show all posts
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Medscape: Oncologists Lower on Happiness Scale Than Most Specialists
Oncologists Lower on Happiness Scale Than Most Specialists
March 22, 2011 — Treating cancer patients for a living might not make for the happiest of specialists, according to the Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report: 2012.
When asked how happy are with their lives outside of work, the average happiness score for oncologists was 3.89 out of 5.00 — slightly less than the relatively cheerful happiness score of 3.96 for all physicians who responded to the survey. "With a score of 3.89, oncologists were tied with plastic and general surgeons for twentieth place in the list of 25 specialties surveyed," write survey author Carol Peckham, director of editorial development, and colleagues from Medscape.............
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"Terminal Illness?
Perhaps like everyone else, oncologists aren't sure what they would do if told they had a terminal illness.
Some 52% said they would chose quality over length of life, but responses were decidedly age-dependant; 37% of those 31 to 40 years of age said they would treat their disease aggressively, compared with only about 10% of those 60 years of age.
Spirituality and religious views also played a role. More than 52% of oncologists without a belief system and 56% of those with beliefs but no active practice report that they would choose quality of life over extending life. Slightly fewer (49%) of those with active religious practice report that they would prefer palliative care over lengthening their life."
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
abstract: Oncologist Burnout: Causes, Consequences, and Responses
Oncologist Burnout: Causes, Consequences, and Responses
Abstract
"Although the practice of oncology can be
extremely rewarding, it is also one of the most demanding and stressful
areas of
medicine. Oncologists are faced with life and death
decisions on a daily basis, administer incredibly toxic therapies with
narrow therapeutic windows, must keep up with the
rapid pace of scientific and treatment advances, and continually walk a
fine line between providing palliation and
administering treatments that lead to excess toxicity. Personal distress
precipitated
by such work-related stress may manifest in a
variety of ways including depression, anxiety, fatigue, and low mental
quality
of life. Burnout also seems to be one of the most
common manifestations of distress among physicians, with studies
suggesting
a prevalence of 35% among medical oncologists, 38%
among radiation oncologists, and 28% to 36% among surgical oncologists.
Substantial evidence suggests that burnout can
impact quality of care in a variety of ways and has potentially profound
personal
implications for physicians including suicidal
ideation. In this review, we examine the causes, consequences, and
personal
ramifications of oncologist burnout and explore the
steps oncologists can take to promote personal well-being and
professional
satisfaction."
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