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Quality of life and its influencing factors among medical professionals in China.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19956969     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: The present study is to evaluate quality of life (QOL) among Chinese medical professionals and explore its main influencing factors.
METHODS: A total of 2,721 medical professionals were selected from two provinces by using stratified cluster sampling method. The Chinese version of Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) was used to measure QOL; Occupation Stress Inventory-Revised Edition (OSI-R) was used for occupational stress and coping resources. Other potential influencing factors for QOL were collected using a structured questionnaire. Multivariate analysis approach was applied to determine the influencing factors for QOL.
RESULTS: QOL in the medical professionals was less desirable in comparison with the general population. Occupational stress, long working hour, occupation (being nurse), department (working in surgery) were unfavorable factors for PCS and MCS, and recreation, performance recognized, drinking and physical activity were protective factors for PCS, while rational coping, recreation, social support, performance recognized, drinking and physical activity were favorable factors for MCS.
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that occupational factors, behavioral factors and coping resources, as well as age, play significant roles in QOL in the medical professionals. Accordingly, interventional program designed to target relieving occupational stress, adjusting behavioral habits and increasing coping resources may be useful to improve QOL among medical professionals.
Authors:
Siying Wu; Wei Zhu; Huangyuan Li; Ignatius Tak-Sun Yu; Sihao Lin; Xiaorong Wang; Shujuan Yang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-12-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  International archives of occupational and environmental health     Volume:  83     ISSN:  1432-1246     ISO Abbreviation:  Int Arch Occup Environ Health     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-15     Completed Date:  2010-12-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7512134     Medline TA:  Int Arch Occup Environ Health     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  753-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
China
Health Personnel / psychology*
Humans
Life Style
Linear Models
Male
Medicine
Middle Aged
Quality of Life / psychology*
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Stress, Psychological
Work Schedule Tolerance / psychology
Workload / psychology
Young Adult

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