Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en una muestra de médicos internos residentes que realizan guardias en un Servicio de Urgencias: una perspectiva de género / Gender influence on health related quality of life among resident physicians working in an Emergency Department
Rev. méd. Chile
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142(2): 193-198, feb. 2014. tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
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 andMethods:
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.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Sex Factors
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Emergency Medicine
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Internship and Residency
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Job Satisfaction
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Medical Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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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:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario San Cecilio/ES
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