Stress of On-call Responsibilities
Proportion of physicians who rated, on a four-point scale, various aspects of on-call as stressful or highly stressful
Overall | Females | Males | < 35 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | |
Total | 2175 | 682 | 1693 | 258 | 823 | 752 | 419 | 123 |
Total hours on-call each month | 35.7% | 35.8% | 35.6% | 36.0% | 36.5% | 36.3% | 36.0% | 24.4% |
Frequency: on-site in emergency dept | 20.8% | 19.9% | 21.1% | 21.7% | 21.5% | 20.5% | 22.7% | 9.8% |
Frequency: called in from home to atttend to a patient | 27.5% | 28.2% | 27.3% | 31.0% | 28.6% | 25.8% | 29.4% | 17.9% |
Number of phone calls taken at home | 26.6% | 28.4% | 25.9% | 28.3% | 28.2% | 26.1% | 25.8% | 18.7% |
Volume of services provided while on call | 27.8% | 30.6% | 26.6% | 32.2% | 29.9% | 28.2% | 23.2% | 17.9% |
Complexity of services provided while on call | 37.9% | 39.3% | 37.3% | 42.6% | 40.2% | 38.3% | 33.4% | 25.2% |
Restrictions on lifestyle | 57.0% | 59.7% | 55.9% | 65.1% | 62.0% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 36.6% |
100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
GP/FP | Med Spec | Surg Spec | Rural | Urban | |
Total | 1208 | 812 | 355 | 242 | 2133 |
Total hours on-call each month | 33.4% | 34.6% | 45.6% | 43.4% | 34.8% |
Frequency: on-site in emergency dept | 17.5% | 20.7% | 32.1% | 29.8% | 19.8% |
Frequency: called in from home to atttend to a patient | 26.7% | 24.9% | 36.6% | 36.0% | 26.6% |
Number of phone calls taken at home | 29.8% | 22.8% | 24.5% | 27.3% | 26.5% |
Volume of services provided while on call | 24.7% | 30.7% | 31.8% | 27.7% | 27.8% |
Complexity of services provided while on call | 33.2% | 42.2% | 43.9% | 46.3% | 36.9% |
Restrictions on lifestyle | 57.0% | 52.7% | 66.8% | 58.7% | 56.8% |
100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Note: Includes only physicians who take call