A survey of the working conditions and mental-health status of supervisors at residency training hospitals
- VernacularTitle:臨床研修病院における指導医の労働実態およびメンタルヘルスに関する研究
- Author:
Kazuki TANIGUCHI
;
Shinichiro SASAHARA
;
Tetsuhiro MAENO
;
Satoshi YOSHINO
;
Yusuke TOMOTSUNE
;
Eriko TOMITA
;
Kazuya USAMI
;
Mikiko HAYASHI
;
Shotaro DOKI
;
Asumi NAKAMURA
;
Ichiyo MATSUZAKI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
supervisors;
residency training facilities;
mental health;
working hours;
depression
- From:Medical Education
2008;39(5):305-311
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The shortage of physicians in Japan has been a social issue since the new postgraduate clinical training system started in 2004.The difficult working conditions of hospital physicians may influence this problem.We used a questionnaire to investigate the working hours, on-call frequency, work contents, and mental health of supervisors at various residency training hospitals in Japan.
1) We surveyed 479 physicians who worked at hospitals certified as residency-training facilities and who participated in a development workshop for supervisors or for residency training program managers held at 8 locations in 2004.
2) We found that supervisors worked, on average, more than 100 hours longer than statutory working hours per month and that more than one-fifth of supervisors worked more than 160 hours longer.
3) As for mental health, more than one-fifth of supervisors showed a depressive tendency.
4) These results suggest that the working conditions of supervisors at residency-training hospitals in Japan should be improved by reducing their clinical duties or managing their work content.
