Abstract
BackgroundIn contemporary Chinese society, obstacles such as frequent violence against medical workers and tense doctor–patient relationships affect the health of Chinese doctors. This study attempted to explore the quality of life (QOL) of young clinical doctors in public hospitals in China’s developed cities to study the psychometric properties of QOL and related risk factors of doctors’ health.MethodsThis study sampled young doctors aged 15–45 in 18 public hospitals of three cities in East China (Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou, N = 762). The Nottingham Health Profile was used to measure QOL, the dependent variable of this study. Methodologies such as reliability analysis, mean comparison, and exploratory factor analysis were used to study related psychometric properties.ResultsAlmost 90 % of young Chinese clinical doctors have a bachelor’s degree or above. Approximately 70.4 % of the doctors have relatively low job titles. Among the sample, 76.1 % have a monthly income ranging from USD 326 to USD 1139, and 91.3 % work over eight hours daily. These respondents have poor sleeping habits and mental functions, but have relatively good physical functions. Being female, low education, low job title, low salary, and long work hours are factors associated with doctors’ poor QOL. Regression analysis results emphasize the great effect of high education on the improvement of QOL.ConclusionsYoung clinical doctors in public hospitals in Chinese developed cities have poor QOL. Reforms on the current medical health system, improving the working environment of doctors and relieve their occupational stress should be required.
Highlights
Medical work involves human services; as such, medical workers are at a high risk of occupational health hazards [1]
According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBSC), the disposable incomes per month of the urban residents living in Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang in 2013 are Chinese Yuan (CNY) 3,654.3, 2,711.5, and 3,154.2, respectively
In the current Chinese society, obstacles such as frequent violence against medical workers and tense doctor–patient relationships affect the health of Chinese doctors
Summary
Medical work involves human services; as such, medical workers are at a high risk of occupational health hazards [1]. Physicians usually suffer from burnout [2], which is a long-term condition [3] Other mental problems, such as emotional exhaustion, suicidal thoughts, depression, and anxiety, are common among doctors [4,5,6,7]. Young clinical doctors constitute the main growing force in hospital operations. Several complex factors contribute to the development of mental health problems among doctors. This study attempted to explore the quality of life (QOL) of young clinical doctors in public hospitals in China’s developed cities to study the psychometric properties of QOL and related risk factors of doctors’ health
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