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INTRODUCTION: The aims of this study were to evaluate the working stability and degree of social protection of the Spanish young neurologists, and to know their opinion about their own situation. METHODS: The 343 neurologists that became specialists in Spain between 2000 and 2004 were asked to participate in two consecutive surveys. The first, conducted online, included questions about the availability to change the place of work and the opinion about the situation of young neurologists, and obtained 66 answers. The second was a telephonic and online survey, answered by 217 neurologists, whose questions referred to: places of neurological education and work, type of working contract, and degree of social protection (estimated by the percentage of worked time during which they paid Social Security contributions). RESULTS: Sixty-three per cent (136/217) of the Spanish young neurologists had an unstable job. The most frequent unstable working contracts were: eventual (n=65; 31%), on-call contracts (n=54; 25%) and grants (n=53; 24%). Forty-eight per cent of the neurologists who ended their specialization in 2000 still remained working-unstable. The mean percentage of worked time with full social protection was 71.01+/-36.74%. Less than a half (n=101; 46%) had social protection during the entire worked time, 60 (28.6%) were socially protected during <50% of the worked time, and 23 (11%) never had social protection. A direct relationship was observed 68 between working instability and lower social protection (p=0.0002). The working situation of the Spanish young neurologists was seen as problematic by 97% of the 66 participants in the first survey. CONCLUSIONS: The current situation of the Spanish young neurologists, attending their working stability and degree of social protection, seems precarious and problematic. Urgent actions should be taken by the Administration to improve it.
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Employment , Neurology , Physicians , Data Collection , Education, Medical , Humans , Job Satisfaction , Neurology/economics , Spain , WorkforceABSTRACT
Introducción. No existen estudios que hayan analizado la problemática laboral de los neurólogos jóvenes. Este trabajo tuvo como objetivos evaluar la estabilidad laboral y grado de protección social de los neurólogos jóvenes en España y conocer la visión que éstos tienen sobre su propia situación. Métodos. Sobre una muestra total de 343 neurólogos que acabaron su formación especializada en España entre 2000 y 2004 se realizaron dos encuestas consecutivas (electrónica y electrónica más telefónica], obteniéndose datos de 66 y de 217 neurólogos, respectivamente. En la primera se preguntó por la disponibilidad de desplazamiento en caso de contrato inestable y por la impresión sobre la situación de la neurología joven. La segunda versó sobre los lugares de formación y trabajo actual, la estabilidad laboral y la protección social (porcentaje del tiempo trabajado cotizado a la Seguridad Social). Resultados. El 63 % (136/217) de los neurólogos encuestados se encontraba en situación laboral inestable. Los tipos de contrato inestable más frecuentes fueron: contratos eventuales (n = 65; 31 %), contratos de guardias (n = 54; 25%) Y becas (n=53; 24%). Un 48% de los neurólogos titulados en 2000 permanecía en situación laboral inestable. El porcentaje medio de tiempo cotizado a la Seguridad Social fue de 71,01 :t36,74%. Menos de la mitad (46%) de los encuesta dos cotizó el 100% del tiempo trabajado, un 28,6% cotizó durante menos del 50% y un 11 % no cotizó nunca. Se observó una relación directa entre inestabilidad laboral y mayor desprotección social (p=0,0002). En la otra encuesta, el 97% de los 66 encuestados consideró que la situación actual de la neurología joven se podía calificar de problemática. Conclusiones. La situación actual de los neurólogos jóvenes en España, en lo que se refiere a estabilidad laboral y protección social, es muy precaria y problemática. Dada la creciente demanda social de la neurología es necesaria una planificación adecuada de las necesidades y los recursos por parte de la Administración para mejorar la situación laboral de los neurólogos jóvenes
Introduction. The aims of this study were to evaluate the working stability and degree of social protection of the Spanish young neurologists, and to know their opinion about their own situation. Methods. The 343 neurologists that became specialists in Spain between 2000 and 2004 were asked to participate in two consecutive surveys. The first, conducted online, included questions about the availability to change the place of work and the opinion about the situation of young neurologists, and obtained 66 answers. The second was a telephonic and online survey, answered by 217 neurologists, whose questions referred to: places of neurological education and work, type of working contract, and degree of social protection (estimated by the percentage of worked time during which they paid Social Security contributions). Results. Sixty-three per cent (136/217) of the Spanish young neurologists had an unstable job. The most frequent unstable working contracts were: eventual (n=65; 31 %), on-call contracts (n=54; 25%) and grants (n = 53; 24 %). Forty-eight per cent of the neurologists who ended their specialization in 2000 still remained working-unstable. The mean percentage of worked time with full social protection was 71.01 :t36.74%. Less than a half (n = 10 1; 46 %) had social protection during the entire worked time, 60 (28,6 %) were socially protected during < 50% of the worked time, and 23 (11 %) never had social protection. A direct relationship was observed between working instability and lower social protection (p = 0.0002). The working situation of the Spanish young neurologists was seen as problematic by 97 % of the 66 participants in the first survey. Conclusions. The current situation of the Spanish young neurologists, attending their working stability and degree of social protection, seems precarious and problematic. Urgent actions should be taken by the Administration to improve it
