| Table 3. Frequency and percentages of embryologists that reported stressors in the world’s four regions in the categories of “often” and “always” | ||||
| Stressors in the Categories“Many Times” and “Always” | Europe n (%) |
Latin America n (%) |
North America n (%) |
Western Pacific n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
High responsibility Uneven distribution of workload (some days a lot, others little) Fertilization failure Manage potential errors made by others Pressure to achieve results |
457 (91.6) 455 (91.2) 349 (69.9) 425 (85.2) 437 (87.6) |
85 (90.4) 80 (84.0) 66 (70.2) 76 (80.9) 81 (86.2) |
49 (90.7) 49 (90.7) 37 (68.5) 44 (81.5) 45 (83.3) |
69 (98.6) 61 (87.1) 37 (52.9) 60 (85.7) 57 (81.4) |
Spend too much time on administrative tasks Insufficient time to complete daily tasks Overloaded schedule Little rest during the workday Difficulty balancing work with social and/or family life Few vacation days Interruptions from calls or external alerts to the laboratory Work shifts Poor workplace environment Communicating negative results to physicians Communicating bad news to patients |
448 (89.8) 407 (81.6) 433 (86.8) 409 (82.0) 396 (79.4) 336 (67.4) 433 (86.8) 337 (67.6) 287 (57.5) 286 (57.4) 372 (74.6) |
76 (80.9) 70 (75.0) 77 (81.9) 70 (75.0) 76 (80.9) 65 (69.1) 75 (79.8) 68 (72.3) 53 (56.4) 66 (70.2) 65 (69.1) |
42 (77.8) 36 (66.7) 42 (77.8) 41 (75.9) 47 (87.0) 36 (66.7) 38 (70.4) 38 (70.4) 32 (59.3) 32 (59.3) 34 (63.0) |
64 (91.4) 54 (80.0) 58 (82.9) 55 (78.6) 55 (78.6) 40 (57.1) 57 (82.9) 42 (60.0) 36 (51.4) 32 (45.7) 49 (70.0) |
Lack of professional recognition Feelings of guilt for not achieving a successful cycle Make critical decisions Work with patients with complicated conditions Empathy with the patient and feel their suffering Manage patients’ expectations Manage difficult patients |
326 (65.4) 344 (68.8) 402 (80.6) 355 (71.2) 380 (76.2) 380 (76.2) 388 (77.8) |
65 (69.1) 66 (70.2) 70 (75.0) 63 (67.0) 66 (70.2) 67 (71.3) 70 (75.0) |
38 (70.4) 36 (66.7) 46 (85.2) 36 (66.7) 35 (64.8) 37 (87.0) 41 (75.9) |
40 (57.1) 43 (61.4) 58 (82.9) 44 (62.9) 53 (75.7) 56 (80.0) 61 (87.1) |
Lighting Noise Inadequate chairs Isolation Insufficient physical space Temperature |
242 (48.5) 316 (63.3) 280 (56.1) 258 (51.7) 261 (52.3) 284 (56.9) |
39 (41.5) 54 (57.4) 46 (48.9) 47 (50.0) 39 (41.5) 47 (50.0) |
28 (51.9) 25 (46.3) 27 (50.0) 25 (46.3) 31 (57.4) 33 (61.1) |
19 (27.1) 25 (35.7) 33 (47.1) 22 (31.4) 26 (37.1) 37 (52.9) |