Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocol
Introduction Medical doctors are often subjected to long working hours with minimal rest in between the shifts. This has led to many fatal and non-fatal road crash involvement (RCI). This study aims to determine the prevalence and predictors of RCI among medical doctors in Malaysia.Methods and analy...
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| description | Introduction Medical doctors are often subjected to long working hours with minimal rest in between the shifts. This has led to many fatal and non-fatal road crash involvement (RCI). This study aims to determine the prevalence and predictors of RCI among medical doctors in Malaysia.Methods and analysis This is a cross-sectional study among 375 Malaysian medical doctors who met the inclusion criteria. A predetermined self-administered questionnaires will be used to collect information regarding the sociodemographic, health status, workplace information, work commuting information, driving behaviour, history of RCI, fatigue, sleep quality, mental health status and work engagement. The questionnaires consist of the following instruments: (1) sociodemographic, health status, workplace information, work commuting information, driving behaviour and history of RCI; (2) Checklist of Individual Strength Questionnaire; (3) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; (4) 21-item Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale; and (5) Utrecht's Work Engagement Scale. The data will be analysed using SPSS program V.24. Descriptive and inferential statistics will be used to determine the prevalence and predictors of RCI.Ethics and dissemination This study protocol has received ethics approval from the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Ministry of Health Malaysia (NMRR-18-3983-40609) and the Ethics Committee for Research Involving Human Subject, University Putra Malaysia (JKEUPM). Online written informed consent will be obtained from each study participant by the researchers. Results of the study will be disseminated through relevant journals and conferences.Trial registration number NCT04243291. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-65cbd2c7fa454249a3751d84a07509282025-08-20T02:30:47ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552020-07-0110710.1136/bmjopen-2020-037653Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocolNavin Kumar Devaraj0Aneesa Abdul Rashid1Halidah Mohd Yusof2Fauzan Mustapha3Shaw Voon Wong4Ahmad Filza Ismail5Khairil Idham Ismail6Ahmad Munir Qureshi7Rusli Bin Nordin8Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MalaysiaMalaysian Research Institute On Ageing (MYAGEING), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MalaysiaDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MalaysiaMechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MalaysiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia - Kampus Kesihatan, Kubang Kerian, MalaysiaDepartment of Research, Islamic Medical Association Malaysia, Cheras, MalaysiaVisiting Faculty, Al-Shifa School of Public Health, Rawalpindi, PakistanDepartment of Research, Islamic Medical Association Malaysia, Cheras, MalaysiaIntroduction Medical doctors are often subjected to long working hours with minimal rest in between the shifts. This has led to many fatal and non-fatal road crash involvement (RCI). This study aims to determine the prevalence and predictors of RCI among medical doctors in Malaysia.Methods and analysis This is a cross-sectional study among 375 Malaysian medical doctors who met the inclusion criteria. A predetermined self-administered questionnaires will be used to collect information regarding the sociodemographic, health status, workplace information, work commuting information, driving behaviour, history of RCI, fatigue, sleep quality, mental health status and work engagement. The questionnaires consist of the following instruments: (1) sociodemographic, health status, workplace information, work commuting information, driving behaviour and history of RCI; (2) Checklist of Individual Strength Questionnaire; (3) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; (4) 21-item Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale; and (5) Utrecht's Work Engagement Scale. The data will be analysed using SPSS program V.24. Descriptive and inferential statistics will be used to determine the prevalence and predictors of RCI.Ethics and dissemination This study protocol has received ethics approval from the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Ministry of Health Malaysia (NMRR-18-3983-40609) and the Ethics Committee for Research Involving Human Subject, University Putra Malaysia (JKEUPM). Online written informed consent will be obtained from each study participant by the researchers. Results of the study will be disseminated through relevant journals and conferences.Trial registration number NCT04243291.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/7/e037653.full |
| spellingShingle | Navin Kumar Devaraj Aneesa Abdul Rashid Halidah Mohd Yusof Fauzan Mustapha Shaw Voon Wong Ahmad Filza Ismail Khairil Idham Ismail Ahmad Munir Qureshi Rusli Bin Nordin Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_full | Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_short | Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocol |
| title_sort | prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in malaysia a cross sectional study protocol |
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