This fatigue often leads doctors to take the easier route in prescribing treatment for patients. For example, in the afternoon, doctors are 25% more likely to prescribe antibiotics to patients who don't need them.
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Doctors Get 'Decision Fatigue'
A new study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston finds that after a morning spent interacting with patients, doctors can suffer from 'Decision Fatigue'. So reports Fox News.
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