Attitudes and thoughts of medical practitioners towards their profession in the era of financial crisis in Greece.
J Prev Med Hyg
; 61(1): E60-E65, 2020 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-32490270
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The financial crisis which started in Greece about 10 years ago has affected the income of citizens, their quality of life, as well as social and occupational relationships. Aim of the present study was to assess the attitudes towards working conditions and personal life and to explore quality of life, as well as disorders in physical condition, sleep, mood and their predictors, among doctors working or being trained in a tertiary hospital of NE Greece.METHODS:
Included were 133 medical students and doctors of all ranks (61.7% males) practicing medicine in a university tertiary hospital in Greece. All of them answered a 31-item questionnaire regarding their working conditions, and personal life, daytime activities and sleeping habits.RESULTS:
In general, the majority reported dissatisfaction with the work environment, the salary and they rated their quality of life worse than that of the general population. Weekly workload exceeded 60 hours for the majority. No difference between sexes was revealed, with the exception of use of energy drinks which was more prevalent in males (70.7% vs. 51%, p = 0.022). Comparison between ranks revealed that medical students performed better in everyday activities and socialization, although prevalence of reported fatigue was higher in them. Finally, it was demonstrated that surgeons used more frequently medication to achieve sleep promotion (80.4% vs. 36%, p < 0.001) and daily energy (78.4% vs. 44%, p < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
An overall dissatisfaction regarding workload, salary and quality of life is recorded among doctors of a tertiary hospital in Greece, with different coping strategies among subgroups.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Médicos
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Qualidade de Vida
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Salários e Benefícios
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Estudantes de Medicina
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Carga de Trabalho
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Recessão Econômica
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Prev Med Hyg
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Grécia