Características del empleo y bienestar subjetivo en médicos de la Región Metropolitana / Characteristics of employment and wellbeing among physicians working in Santiago, Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
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141(2): 187-193, feb. 2013. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-675060
ABSTRACT
Background:
Profound changes have been observed in medical practice during the last thirty years. This may be understood as a result of the influence of economic variables in health services management, among other probable causes. At the same time, doctors' work has been diversified, and a tendency to work in several paid jobs simultaneously has been observed.Aim:
To describe the characteristics of employment in a representative sample of Chilean physicians. Material andMethods:
A probabilistic sample of 414 physicians residing in Metropolitan Santiago answered a survey about their number and type of jobs and completed the BIS UMED questionnaire that measures the subjective wellbeing of physicians.Results:
Forty percent of surveyed physicians had three or more jobs (36.3% of men and 47.5% of women). There was a significant inverse association between the number of jobs, general wellbeing and facing medicine from a new perspective.Conclusions:
The number of jobs is inversely related to the general wellbeing of physicians.
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Main subject:
Workload
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Employment
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Job Satisfaction
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Medical Staff
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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