Work-related behaviour and experience patterns of physicians compared to other professions

作者：Voltmer Edgar^*; Kieschke Ulf; Spahn Claudia

来源：Swiss Medical Weekly, 2007, 137(31-32): 448-453.

DOI：10.4414/smw.2007.11834

• health of physicians
• psychosocial health risks and resources
• work-related experience and behaviour
• prevention and health promotion

Objectives: To identify health risk factors and resources of physicians in comparison with other professions.
Methods: Data of cross-sectional mail surveys conducted among German physicians (n = 344), teachers (n 5169), policemen (n = 851), prison officers (n 3653), and starting entrepreneurs (n = 632) were analysed regarding eleven health-relevant dimensions and four behaviour patterns examined by the questionnaire "Work-Related Behaviour and Experience Pattern (AVEM)".
Results: Only 17% of the physicians showed healthy behaviour and experience patterns. With 43%, they scored highest in terms of reduced working motivation. Together with the teachers, they also had the highest scores for resignation and burnout (27%). Satisfaction with life and work as well as social support showed medium scores. Starting entrepreneurs showed the healthiest patterns (45%), but also the highest risk pattern for overexertion (38%).
Conclusions: It was possible to identify clear risk patterns for profession-related psychosocial symptoms and impairments. The high scores for reduced working motivation demonstrate the need for interventions to improve organisation of health care and individual coping strategies.

• 出版日期2007-8