Managing Physician Work-Life Stress
Starts with Identifying the Stressors
Stress at home and at work are interconnected with stress easily transferred from one domain to the other, if stressors are not effectively managed, transcended or transformed.
On the Workfront
Physicians experience any combination of the following:- Difficult patients and their families
- Pressing clinical decisions
- Multiple competing priorities (conflicting priorities and schedules)
- Unsupportive work environment and workplace culture
- Lack of control over work environment, pace of work or workday.
- Long work hours (16 – 24 hour shifts for doctors in training)
- Too many commitments, time constraints and unrealistic work deadlines and expectations.
- Increased demand for documentation with decreased time available for it.
- Insufficient time to co-ordinate, schedule and communicate in government-prescribed multi-disciplinary teams
- Inability to get away from work (vacation and lieu days are often denied)
- No coverage for lunch or breaks
- Lack of team training and coordination
- Lack of transparency
- Conflicting demands of personal and professional goals
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On the Personal Front
Physicians may experience: Family crisis – no help or support at home- High incidence of marital problems
- Depression and anxiety
- Prevalence of drug and alcohol addiction
- Denial of distress
- Reluctant to face emotional difficulties
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The Physician’s Typical Character Profile
The qualities and personality traits that help physicians succeed professionally can also present challenges to creating and sustaining work-life balance. These include: - Strong sense of responsibility
- Delayed gratification
- Obsessive compulsiveness
- Personal sacrifice
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