Work-related stress and depression among practicing emergency physicians: An International study

Whitley, Theodore W.; Allison, E Jackson; Gallery, Michael E.; Cockington, Richard A.; Gaudry, Paul L; Heyworth, John; Revicki, Dennis A.

doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(94)70105-9

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“…For example, a female, single, or lower-position physician may suffer from higher work demands but possess lower power of control, and so depression would strongly correlate with job stress rather than gender, marital status, or their position. Additionally, in this study, alcohol consumption was a strong indicator of depression; this is consistent with past findings on the high comorbidity between alcohol use disorder and major depression 39,40) , in the physician group 41) as well. Our study results appear to generally accord with those of previous studies, regarding the relationship between workload and job stress 30,42) .…”

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Active Job, Healthy Job? Occupational Stress and Depression among Hospital Physicians in Taiwan

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Adverse mental health conditions among physiciansincluding stress, burnout, and depression-can result in errors in professional conduct and interfere with the quality of healthcare provision [1][2][3] . Physicians are usually exposed to high levels of occupational stress resulting from heavy workloads and high levels of time pressure, and those in certain employment positions or specialties are at higher risk of suffering from depression disorders than the general population 4,5) . High occupational stress and depression within physicians can even lead to higher suicide ideation or suicide rates 6,7) .Among various risk factors in the work environment, job stress is central to workers' daily lives; its asso- Abstract: This study assessed the levels and association of occupational stress and depression rate among physicians, and to compare physicians' occupational stress with that of Taiwanese employees in other occupations. The subjects were physicians employed at 14 participating regional hospitals in the Around Taiwan Health Care Alliance. Self-administered questionnaires capturing data on demographics, occupational characteristics, occupational stress measured using Job Content Questionnaire (C-JCQ), and health status measured using Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire (TDQ) were sent to eligible physicians. Results revealed that the depression rate (13.3%) was higher than that found in the general population (3.7%) of Taiwan. The mean scores of the JCQ dimensions "work demands" and "job control" were both much higher than those in most occupations in Taiwan. Higher depression scores were found in subjects with higher work demands, 8-10 d of being on duty per month, and more frequent alcohol consumption, while lower depression scores were found in subjects working in the east Taiwan area, with higher job control and with greater workplace social support. On the other hand, gender, smoking, and working hour were not independently correlated with depression, but the interaction of gender and job control also had an independent effect on depression. This study suggests that job stress plays an important role in depression in physicians; it is necessary to pay attention to physicians at high risk of depression, as well as their work environments, for early detection and intervention.

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“…[1,4,6,7] The incidence of psychological morbidity in emergency medicine practitioners is not known but some studies have indicated that its prevalence in other specialties is about 21%-46%. [6,[8][9][10] A study by Whitley et al [11] on emergency physicians indicated that the level of depression and stress among them was more than other professions.…”

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Evaluation of factors affecting psychological morbidity in emergency medicine practitioners

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Fahim

Vahidi

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World Journal of Emergency Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Assessing and evaluating mental health status can provide educational planners valuable information to predict the quality of physicians' performance at work. These data can help physicians to practice in the most desired way. The study aimed to evaluate factors affecting psychological morbidity in Iranian emergency medicine practitioners at educational hospitals of Tehran. METHODS:In this cross sectional study 204 participants (emergency medicine residents and specialists) from educational hospitals of Tehran were recruited and their psychological morbidity was assessed by using a 28-question Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). Somatization, anxiety and sleep disorders, social dysfunction and depression were evaluated among practitioners and compared to demographic and job related variables. RESULTS:Two hundreds and four participants consisting of 146 (71.6%) males and 58 (28.4%) females were evaluated. Of all participants, 55 (27%) were single and 149 (73%) were married. Most of our participants (40.2%) were between 30-35 years old. By using GHQ-28, 129 (63.2%) were recognized as normal and 75 (36.8%) suffered some mental health disorders. There was a signifi cant gender difference between normal practitioners and practitioners with disorder (P=0.02) while marital status had no significant difference (P=0.2). Only 19 (9.3%) declared having some major mental health issue in the previous month. CONCLUSION:Females encountered more mental health disorders than male (P=0.02) and the most common disorder observed was somatization (P=0.006).

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“…La médecine d'urgence est l'une des professions les plus exposées au stress professionnel [10,17,18,24,32,3445] qui constitue un terrain favorable à l'épuisement professionnel des personnels médicaux et des urgentistes [10,17,27,44,45], qui manifestent un certain détachement, une apparente maîtrise des événements graves, et parfois, une « déshumanisation » de la relation soignante. Le « burnout des urgentistes » est spécifique car il se caractérise par un épuisement professionnel faible et une forte dépersonnalisation ou déshumanisation de la relation au patient [17,19,27].…”

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Coping, styles défensifs et dépersonnalisation de la relation soignante d’urgence

Grebot¹

2010

Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique

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Work-related stress and depression among practicing emergency physicians: An International study

Cited by 63 publications

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Active Job, Healthy Job? Occupational Stress and Depression among Hospital Physicians in Taiwan

Active Job, Healthy Job? Occupational Stress and Depression among Hospital Physicians in Taiwan

Evaluation of factors affecting psychological morbidity in emergency medicine practitioners

Coping, styles défensifs et dépersonnalisation de la relation soignante d’urgence

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