Burnout and endoscopy-specific workload among gastroenterologists and gastroenterology fellows in Türkiye: A national cross-sectional survey

Table 2 Endoscopy workload and organisational support indicators

Parameter	n/N (%)
Weekly working hours more than 80 hours	64/276 (23.2)
Monthly on-call shifts, six or more	154/276 (55.8)
Weekly endoscopy volume more than 60 procedures/week	130/278 (46.8)
Weekly endoscopy sessions, six or more half-day units	168/278 (60.4)
Endoscopy list overruns at least once weekly	150/274 (54.7)
Emergency/unscheduled procedures, 10% or more of endoscopy workload	120/274 (43.8)
Out-of-hours endoscopy duty	70/276 (25.4)
Endoscopy days physically exhausting	194/272 (71.3)
Frequent/very frequent after-hours work communication	200/278 (71.9)
Work-life conflict	210/278 (75.5)
Insufficient post-work energy for personal or family activities	220/278 (79.1)
Inadequate endoscopy unit staff support	150/278 (54.0)
Reported access to institutional psychological support	6/278 (2.2)

Denominators vary because of item-level missingness. Endoscopy sessions refer to half-day endoscopy units. Endoscopy list overruns indicate lists exceeding scheduled time at least once weekly. Emergency or unscheduled procedures refer to respondents reporting that these procedures constituted 10% or more of their total endoscopy workload. Institutional psychological support refers to respondents’ perceived access to psychological support through their institution.