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Evaluating the Relationship between Duty Hours and Quality of Life of Nigerian Early Career Doctors.
- Source :
- Hospital Topics; Jul-Sep2020, Vol. 98 Issue 3, p118-126, 9p, 6 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This study explored association between early career doctors (ECDs) duty hours and their quality of life (QoL). Information was collected on socio-demographics, duty hours and QoL of 391 Nigerian ECDs. Results showed median of 70 duty-hours weekly, 10 call-days monthly and 6 sleep-hours daily. Weekly duty-hours and daily sleep-hours were significantly negatively and positively correlated respectively with all four domains of WHOQoL. QoL potentially affects health of ECDs especially mental health. Policies targeted at improving ECDs workforce, working conditions should improve QoL and curtail the potential impact of brain drain and attrition among ECDs in Nigeria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AGE distribution
ANALYSIS of variance
STATISTICAL correlation
HOSPITAL medical staff
INTERDISCIPLINARY research
LABOR supply
MEDICAL cooperation
MENTAL health
INDUSTRIAL psychology
PUBLIC hospitals
QUALITY of life
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
SEX distribution
T-test (Statistics)
TIME
EMPLOYEES' workload
MULTIPLE regression analysis
THEMATIC analysis
WORK-life balance
CROSS-sectional method
DATA analysis software
TERTIARY care
SLEEP hygiene
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00185868
- Volume :
- 98
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Hospital Topics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146243393
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00185868.2020.1789521