The health of healthcare: Emergency department physician well-being
Introduction: Physician health and well-being is an important issue that ultimately affects job performance. We compared the self-reported incidence of known medical issues, physical and mental health symptoms, and health behaviors of Emergency Physicians (EPs) with the general public in the United...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Health and Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://journalhss.com/wp-content/uploads/jhhs22_161-172.pdf |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Physician health and well-being is an important issue that ultimately affects job performance. We compared the self-reported incidence of known medical issues, physical and mental
health symptoms, and health behaviors of Emergency Physicians (EPs) with the general public in the United States.
Methods: Questions selected from a national survey conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) about public health trends were distributed to via Facebook to a private group of 12,917 EPs. Responses were compared between EPs and the general population using Chi-square tests of independence.
Results: Our results demonstrated that EPs suffer less from chronic diseases, especially those related to the cardiopulmonary system; however, they suff er from a higher incidence of musculoskeletal pain and infectious disease complaints. EPs also exhibit higher rates of mental health symptoms, sleep-related
complications, and alcohol consumption.
Conclusions: Awareness, education, and advocacy may help improve physician health and ultimately job performance. |
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| ISSN: | 2499-2240 2499-5886 |