BACKGROUND: The high emotional burden of physicians working in emergency departments may affect their quality of life perception. AIM: To evaluate health related quality of life among resident physicians performing shifts at an emergency department. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Seventy one physicians aged 26,3 ± 1,7 years (47 women), working as residents in an emergency department, answered the short version of the Short-Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36®). This questionnaire analyses eight domains: physical function, body pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional role and mental health. RESULTS: Women had a significantly worse perception than a reference population in four dimensions of the SF-36, especially mental health and social functioning. Men had scores similar to the reference population. Among women, vitality is the best predictor of mental health and social functioning. CONCLUSIONS: Women working as residents in an emergency department have a worse perception of their quality of life than men performing the same job.
BACKGROUND: The high emotional burden of physicians working in emergency departments may affect their quality of life perception. AIM: To evaluate health related quality of life among resident physicians performing shifts at an emergency department. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Seventy one physicians aged 26,3 ± 1,7 years (47 women), working as residents in an emergency department, answered the short version of the Short-Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36®). This questionnaire analyses eight domains: physical function, body pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional role and mental health. RESULTS:Women had a significantly worse perception than a reference population in four dimensions of the SF-36, especially mental health and social functioning. Men had scores similar to the reference population. Among women, vitality is the best predictor of mental health and social functioning. CONCLUSIONS:Women working as residents in an emergency department have a worse perception of their quality of life than men performing the same job.
Authors: J González-Cabrera; A León-Mejía; M Beranuy; M Gutiérrez-Ortega; A Alvarez-Bardón; J M Machimbarrena Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2018-06-07 Impact factor: 4.147
Authors: M Sand; S Hessam; D Sand; F G Bechara; C Vorstius; M Bromba; E Stockfleth; I Shiue Journal: Anaesthesist Date: 2016-10-14 Impact factor: 1.041
Authors: Michael Sand; Schapoor Hessam; Falk G Bechara; Daniel Sand; Christian Vorstius; Michael Bromba; Eggert Stockfleth; Ivy Shiue Journal: J Res Med Sci Date: 2016-12-26 Impact factor: 1.852