Comparing the quality of life of residents and specialists of emergency medicine with other clinical and nonclinical disciplines in 2015 in Tehran

Abstract

Introduction: The quality of life (QOL) is a multidimensional concept that encompasses dimensions such as mental health, physical health, financial conditions, personal beliefs, and interaction with the environment. One of the most stressful emergency medicine specialties is the high sensitivity job, as well as studies on the comparison of QOL for residents and professionals from different fields in Iran, is very limited. This study was designed to investigate the QOL for the basic cortex information for interventions to promote the life quality of the people is necessary. Materials and Methods: To assess the QOL standard and validated questionnaire was used immunosuppressant-related QOL anonymous survey among residents and specialists in different fields of clinical and nonclinical medical school and teaching hospital in Tehran distributed and maintained the integrity of the responses of the participants in the scheme. Finally, responses obtained and analyzed using SPSS software were analyzed. Results: A total of 531 clinical assistants, 65 Ph.D. students (Ph.D.) with 460 clinicians and 55 nonclinical specialists filled out questionnaires delivered. In the area of health and environment, the other three groups were lower clinical assistants, and in the areas of mental health and social relationships, clinical assistants and Ph.D. students score significantly lower clinical and nonclinical professionals. Conclusion: Emergency medicine residents in the areas of physical and mental health and environmental health disadvantage compared to other disciplines, respectively. As well as emergency medicine, specializes in the field of mental health and social relationships had lower scores than other professionals. It can be due to the particular circumstances of the emergency department, stressful situations and out of order emergency department, a permanent night shelters in experts in this field, the daily bickering this group with other groups and specialists because of overlapping tasks.