Naslov
Work-related stress and gender differences among Croatian hospital physicians

Autori
Knežević, Bojana ; Milošević, Milan ; Golubić, Rajna ; Belošević, Ljiljana ; Matec, Lana ; Mustajbegović, Jadranka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Budapest Meeting Abstract. 2007. Cell Stress Chaperones, online 12 / - Budimpešta : Cell Stress Society International, 2007, 464-465

Skup
3rd Cell Stress Society International Congress on Stress Responses in Biology and Medicine and 2nd World Conference of Stress

Mjesto i datum
Budimpešta, Mađarska, 23.08.2007. - 26.08.2007

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
work-related stress; physicians

Sažetak
INTRODUCTION: Psychological distress among healthcare professionals has negative effects on the quality of care provided to patients. Physicians are in general subjects to multiple stressors. AIM: To reveal the differences in reporting work-related stressors between female and male physicians in hospitals. METHODS: 370 physicians (200 females and 170 males anonymously and voluntarily completed the Occupational Stress Assessment Questionnaire. The stressors were related to: Work management, Shift work, Professional demands, Interpersonal relationship, Public criticism and law suits, and Professional hazards. Questions were graded with Likert Scale from 1 to 5. The differences were statistically analyzed by Mann Whitney U test and P<0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: An average age of female physicians is 41 years (26-60) and average age of male physicians is 43 years (26-63). Male physicians are more frequently clustered in surgery and radiology. Both groups of physicians reported: Work organization, Public criticism and law suits and Professional demands as stressful or very stressful. Shift work is significantly more frequently (P=0.003) reported by male doctors vs. female doctors. CONCLUSION: Both groups, male and female physicians, in hospitals are experiencing high level of stress. Male physicians considered shift work more stressful than females, because they are clustered in more demanding specialties.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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