Occupational Stress and Physical Symptoms among Family Medicine Residents.
10.4082/kjfm.2013.34.1.49
- Author:
So Myung CHOI
1
;
Yong Soon PARK
;
Jun Hyun YOO
;
Go Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drjohn.yoo@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Stress;
Signs and Symptoms;
Family Physicians;
Internship and Residency;
Questionnaires
- MeSH:
Demography;
Electronic Mail;
Humans;
Internship and Residency;
Physicians, Family;
Weights and Measures
- From:Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2013;34(1):49-57
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of occupational stress and physical symptoms among family medicine residents and investigate the effect of subscales of occupational stress on physical symptoms. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire survey of 1,152 family medicine residents was carried out via e-mail from April 2010 to July 2010. The response rate was 13.1% and the R (ver. 2.9.1) was used for the analysis of completed data obtained from 150 subjects. The questionnaire included demographic factors, resident training related factors, 24-items of the Korean Occupational Stress Scales and Korean Versions of the Wahler Physical Symptom Inventory. RESULTS: The total score of occupational stress of family medicine residents was relatively low compared to that of average workers. The scores of 'high job demand', 'inadequate social support', 'organizational injustice', and 'discomfort in occupational climate' were within the top 50%. Parameters associated with higher occupational stress included level of training, on-duty time, daily patient load, critical patient assigned, total working days, night duty day, sleep duration, and sleep quality. The six subscales of occupational stress, except for 'Job insecurity', had a significant positive correlation with physical symptom scores after adjustment had been made for potential confounders (total score, r = 0.325 and P < 0.001; high job demand, r = 0.439 and P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: After the adjustment had been made for potential confounders, the total score of occupational stress and six subscales in family medicine residents showed a significant positive correlation with physical symptom scores.
