TABLE 5.

Factors that contribute to burnout in primary health care doctors.

Mean ranking†	Variable
1	Hours worked
2	Workload
3	Working conditions
4	Public system-related frustration
5	Work stress and anxiety
6	Balancing work and personal life
7	Vacation limit
8	Inadequate equipment
9	Lack of management support
10	Low work satisfaction

Source: Rossouw L, Seedat S, Emsley RA, Suliman S, Hagemeister D. The prevalence of burnout and depression in medical doctors working in the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality community healthcare clinics and district hospitals of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape: A cross-sectional study. S Afr Fam Pract. 2013;55(6):567–573. https://doi.org/10.1080/20786204.2013.10874418

^†, mean ranking of factors in order of perceived importance.