Comparison of work well-being among physicians in public hospitals before and after the new health reform / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the work well-being among physicians between two surveys (2007 and 201 1 )performed in public hospital of Shandong province.Methods The constituent ratios and Pearson correlation coefficient of two surveys with 1 520 and 1 910 respondents were compared.Results The proportion of satisfied physicians decreased from 6.8% between the two surveys.Those approvingwork autonomy dropped 21.1%;those satisfied with their social standing dropped 9.1%,and those recognizing media coverage increased 12.3%.In year 2007,the top five issues most concerned with work satisfaction wereincome equity,embodiment of professional value,balance between income and workload,equity of academic title appraisal,andhealth reform policy (r were 0.53,0.5 1,0.52, 0.5 1,and 0.45,with P average< 0.01 ).While in year 201 1,the top five issues most concerned with work satisfaction were patient turst,medical lawsuit,income equity,health reform policy,dissension dealing(r were 0.50,0.50,0.50,0.49,0.48 ).Attention to medical reports rising the most (r from 0.04 to 0.45).Conclusion There was little positive change on physicians'work well-being before and after new health reform while physicians are bearing tiredness and high risk under high expectation and low trust.Rebuilding the patients'trust,dispersing risks of the medical profession and improving the practicing environment are the keys to motivating physicians.