National survey of the association of depressive symptoms with the number of off duty and on-call, and sleep hours among physicians working in Japanese hospitals: a cross sectional study
Autor: | Takashi Hosaka, Yoshifumi Nakashima, Rie Akaho, Eisuke Matsushima, Michiko Kido, Toru Yoshikawa, Koji Wada, Takahisa Goto, Aizan Hirai |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Attitude of Health Personnel Cross-sectional study Occupational safety and health Young Adult After-Hours Care Japan Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires Work Schedule Tolerance Research article Epidemiology medicine Humans Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Response rate (survey) Depressive Disorder Depression business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged Health Surveys Mental health Hospitals Occupational Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Female Biostatistics Sleep business |
Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 127 (2010) BMC Public Health |
ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
Popis: | Background Physicians' mental health may be adversely affected by the number of days of work and time spent on-call, and improved by sleep and days-off. The aim of this study was to determine the associations of depressive symptoms with taking days of off duty, hours of sleep, and the number of days of on-call and overnight work among physicians working in Japanese hospitals. Methods A cross-sectional study as a national survey was conducted by mail. The study population was 10,000 randomly selected physicians working in hospitals who were also members of the Japan Medical Association (response rate 40.5%). Self-reported anonymous questionnaire was sent to assess the number of days off-duty, overnight work, and on-calls, and the average number of sleep hours on days not working overnight in the previous one month. Depressive state was determined by the Japanese version of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the associations between depressive symptoms and the studied variables. Results Among the respondents, 8.3% of men and 10.5% of women were determined to be depressed. For both men and women, depressive state was associated with having no off-duty days and averaging less than 5 hours of sleep on days not doing overnight work. Depressive state was positively associated with being on-call more than 5 days per month for men, and more than 8 days per month for women, and was negatively associated with being off-duty more than 8 days per month for men. Conclusion Some physicians need some support to maintain their mental health. Physicians who do not take enough days-off, who reduced sleep hours, and who have certain number of days on-calls may develop depressive symptoms. |
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