Adverse effects on health and well-being of working as a doctor: views of the UK medical graduates of 1974 and 1977 surveyed in 2014
| Autor: | Fay Smith, Michael J Goldacre, Trevor W Lambert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Health Status education Workload 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology State Medicine 03 medical and health sciences Health services 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Adverse effect Aged Response rate (survey) Retirement Career Choice business.industry Research General Medicine Middle Aged Mental health United Kingdom Logistic Models Mental Health Work (electrical) Family medicine Chronic Disease Workforce Hospital doctor Female business Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 110(5) |
| ISSN: | 0141-0768 1758-1095 |
| Popis: | Summary Objective To report on any adverse effects on health and wellbeing of working as a doctor, as described by senior doctors. Design Questionnaires sent in 2014 to all medical graduates of 1974 and 1977. Participants 3695 UK medical graduates. Setting United Kingdom. Main outcome measures Statements about adverse effects upon health, wellbeing and career. Results The aggregated response rate from contactable doctors was 84.6% (3695/4369). In response to the question ‘Do you feel that working as a doctor has had any adverse effects on your own health or wellbeing?’, 44% of doctors answered ‘yes’. More GPs (47%) than hospital doctors (42%) specified that this was the case. Three-quarters of doctors who answered ‘yes’ cited ‘stress/work–life balance/workload’ as an adverse effect, and 45% mentioned illness. In response to the statement ‘The NHS of today is a good employer when doctors become ill themselves’, 28% of doctors agreed, 29% neither agreed nor disagreed and 43% disagreed. More women doctors (49%) than men doctors (40%) disagreed with this statement. More general practitioners (49%) disagreed than hospital doctors (37%). Conclusions Chronic stress and illness, which these doctors attributed to their work, were widely reported. Although recent changes may have alleviated some of these issues, there are lessons for the present and future if the NHS is to ensure that its medical workforce receives the support which enables current doctors to enjoy a full and satisfying career and to contribute fully to health service provision in the UK. Older doctors, in particular, need support to be able to continue successfully in their careers. |
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