Residents' Professional Satisfaction And Its Effects On Their Lives

Tan, Makbule Neslişah; Özçakar, Nilgün; Kartal, Mehtap

doi:10.5472/mmj.2011.02048.1

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“…The reason for this may be that surgery patients may be stressful and have greater expectations from their physicians or the surgeon's malpractice concerns, intense working conditions, and the pressure of the masterapprentice relationship dominant in surgery clinics may also increase the frequency of negative interactions. In a study conducted in the Hospital of Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty a work satisfaction survey was applied to residents and it was reported that work satisfaction was higher among internal medicine and internal medicine branches than the surgical branches (40).…”

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Attitudes and behaviors of physicians in dealing with difficult patientsand relatives: a cross-sectional study in two training and research hospitals

Sandikci¹,

Üstü²,

Sandikci³

et al. 2017

Turk J Med Sci

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IntroductionCommunication skills and problem-solving skills as well as the educational background, knowledge, and experience of doctors are important for establishing effective communication (1-4). Doctors with good communication skills can conceive the problems of patients more accurately, can provide more compliance and satisfaction of patients with treatment, and can reduce stress while improving their professional work satisfaction (4-7). When communication between physicians and patients is considered from this angle, the features and effectiveness of the communication become more important for maintaining a healthy interaction.Difficult situations in which communication is disrupted or broken during physician-patient interviews may occur. During their daily practice, doctors encounter patients described as "difficult" who leave them in difficult situations, frustrate them, and make them feel helpless and inadequate (8,9). For example, it is estimated that difficult patients constitute 15%-30% of examinations performed by family physicians (8,10). The difficulties in patient-physician communication seem to be affected by many factors stemming from the interactions between physicians, patients, situational factors, and the health care system (11). In the literature, the definition of difficult patient includes patient groups such as female patients, patients of low socioeconomic status, and patients who need excessive medical care such as those with psychosocial problems and substance abuse, with multiple medical complaints, and those feeling constantly ill, exhibiting drug-seeking behavior, and with chronic pain (10,(12)(13)(14)(15). Physicians have to allocate a lot more time and energy for these patients to recognize and solve their problems (15). Sometimes, physicians may perceive a Background/aim: The aim of this study was to examine the reasons constituting the definition of 'difficult patient' and to evaluate attitudes and behaviors of physicians in coping with these patients and their relatives. Materials and methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in May and June 2013 with 400 randomly selected physicians from different specialties working in two training and research hospitals in Ankara. A questionnaire was created by reviewing the relevant literature, by family medicine clinic, and delivered to the physicians following a pilot study.Results: In our study 92.8% of the physicians participating had experienced a negative contact with patients and/or their relatives, previously; 46.8% of the participants stated that they used their own experiences in coping with those situations. The frequency of negative communications was higher in surgical departments, increasing with average daily working hours and number of patients and decreasing with the experience of the physicians. The ways of coping with a difficult patient were nonjudgmental listening, patience, tolerance, and empathy, in declining order of importance. Conclusion:Physicians frequently experience negative communications with patients...

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Attitudes and behaviors of physicians in dealing with difficult patientsand relatives: a cross-sectional study in two training and research hospitals

Sandikci¹,

Üstü²,

Sandikci³

et al. 2017

Turk J Med Sci

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“…The department assessment score, institution assessment score and the total satisfaction score for the residency education of this study participants aged 36 and over were higher than the participants in the age groups 24-29 and 30-35. Considering the literature, although there are studies (21,22) with no relationship between age and job satisfaction, there are also studies showing that there is a relationship between age and job satisfaction (23,24). Depending on the increase in professional experience in later years, there is an increase in job satisfaction and residency education satisfaction.…”

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The Opinions of Family Medicine Residents about Education and Working Conditions in Turkey

DOĞAN

Karaoğlu

2022

Konuralp Tıp Dergisi

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Objective: In residency education, the educational environment interacts with each component of the training. This study is intended to assess the perceptions of family medicine residents about the educational and working environments from their point of view and to reveal their problems and expectations. Methods: In this descriptive and cross-sectional study, nationwide 434 family medicine residents' opinions about their educational environment were collected using a survey prepared by the researchers. Results:The mean age of the residents was 29.26±4.31 years. Women constituted 70.5% (n=306) of participants and 53.7% (n=233) chose family medicine career due to its working conditions. The rate of those who stated that there were no educational family health centers was 57.1% (n=248). More than half (67.5%; n=293) were satisfied with the department that they are getting education. Institutional assessment score (IAS) of those who chose family medicine for working conditions and obligations was lower than the participants who chose it because of their love and interest (p<0.001). The satisfaction score for the residency education (SSRE) was higher for those aged 36 and over than the age group 24-29 (p=0.008) and the age group 30-35 (p=0.005). Conclusions: Although more than three quarters of the participants stated that activities related to training such as articles and seminar hours were sufficient, approximately one third stated that theoretical and practical education was not sufficient. Another important result was that less than half of the residents believed that when they completed their education, they would be competent to work in all conditions.

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“…", despite being a common reason in the literature. [3][4][5]7,13,14 Earlier studies showed that gender is an important factor for specialty preference. 3,[14][15][16][17][18] It is known that men are more likely to choose surgical specialties.…”

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“…3 In Turkey, studies have shown that the main factors that affect specialty preference are personal skills, personal traits, working conditions, career opportunities, income satisfaction, work and private life balance, public opinion about the specialty and professors' attitudes. [4][5][6][7] Personality traits found associated with career choice many times. 8,9 Personality trait phenotypes have been classified differently by many scientists throughout the years.…”

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The effects of personality traits and other variables on the specialty choices of resident doctors

Akış

Taneri

Baldan

et al. 2018

Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi

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Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association between specialty choices and personality traits and other possible factors amongst resident doctors in Bursa, Turkey. Method: This crosssectional study involved 237 resident doctors who had been placed at the Medical Specialization Examination (MSE) between 2014-1015. The data was collected with the application of a questionnaire comprised of 33 questions and the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI). Student's t tests and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for the analysis of continuous variables, while chi-square tests were used for categorical variables. Results: We reached 76.8% (n=182) of the target population. Among the participants, 93.4% reported that they would have been willing to participate in specialized training when they were senior medical students. Current specialization was the first choice in the exam for 57.4% of the participants. Top three reasons for choosing the current specialty were interest, working conditions and score at MSE. Sex, compulsory service participation and MSE scores were the variables that significantly affected internal/surgical specialty choices. After conducting the analysis for the top five specialties, internal medicine residents were found to be less open to new experiences (p=0.021). Conclusion: It has been shown that sex, compulsory service participation and MSE scores primarily affect internal/surgical specialty choices. Additionally, internal medicine residents' personalities were less open to experiences. We believe that our results can be a guide for future studies.

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Residents' Professional Satisfaction And Its Effects On Their Lives

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

Attitudes and behaviors of physicians in dealing with difficult patientsand relatives: a cross-sectional study in two training and research hospitals

Attitudes and behaviors of physicians in dealing with difficult patientsand relatives: a cross-sectional study in two training and research hospitals

The Opinions of Family Medicine Residents about Education and Working Conditions in Turkey

The effects of personality traits and other variables on the specialty choices of resident doctors

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