Physicians married or partnered to other physicians are more likely to have depressive symptoms, low mental quality of life and work-home conflict than physicians whose domestic partners were working non-physicians or stayed at home, according to a study by the American College of Surgeons.
Among 7,905 responding surgeons, 90 percent had a domestic partner. Half of those domestic partners did not work outside the home, 16.4 percent were physicians and 34.9 percent were working non-physicians. Physicians in dual-physician relationships more often experienced a recent career conflict with their partner or a work-home conflict than physicians whose partners were working non-physicians.
Read the abstract of the American College of Surgeons study on dual-physician relationships.
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Among 7,905 responding surgeons, 90 percent had a domestic partner. Half of those domestic partners did not work outside the home, 16.4 percent were physicians and 34.9 percent were working non-physicians. Physicians in dual-physician relationships more often experienced a recent career conflict with their partner or a work-home conflict than physicians whose partners were working non-physicians.
Read the abstract of the American College of Surgeons study on dual-physician relationships.
Read more studies on the physician experience:
-Half of Physicians Use at Least Partial EMR in Their Offices: CDC Survey
-Study Finds Shortage of On-Call Specialists Plaguing ERs