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Work-related behaviour and experience patterns of physicians compared to other professions
Edgar Voltmer1, Ulf Kieschke, Claudia Spahn
1Theologische Hochschule Friedensau, Friedensau, Germany. edgar.voltmer@thh-friedensau.de
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.
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