Translated article] Quality of Professional Life Among Dermatologists : Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Suggestions for Improvement

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Quality of professional life (QPL) is defined as a sense of well-being derived from a balance between the challenges of work and the resources available to deal with them. Impaired QPL can contribute to burnout. The aim of this study was to evaluate QPL in Spanish dermatologists using a validated questionnaire.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: We designed a cross-sectional study in which Spanish dermatologists were invited to complete an online questionnaire sent out by messaging applications. The dermatologists were asked to provide sociodemographic information, answer 3 open questions, and complete the 35-item Spanish QPL questionnaire (Spanish abbreviation, CVP-35).

RESULTS: We analyzed the information submitted by 106 dermatologists (62 women, 58%) with a mean age of 41 years (95% CI, 43.3-38.8 years). Women and department heads scored significantly higher in the workload domain of the questionnaire (P=.02 and P=.005, respectively). A heavy caseload was mentioned as the main factor contributing to impaired QPL and the main change in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CONCLUSIONS: Female dermatologists reported heavier workloads. Heavy caseloads and more remote work were the main changes identified after the COVID-19 pandemic. Heavy caseloads have a significant impact on the QPL of dermatologists in Spain. Reducing caseloads would improve general job satisfaction and quality of care provision.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:115

Enthalten in:

Actas dermo-sifiliograficas - 115(2024), 3 vom: 31. März, Seite T231-T236

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Soto-Moreno, A [VerfasserIn]
Ureña-Paniego, C [VerfasserIn]
Montero-Vílchez, T [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Díaz, M [VerfasserIn]
Díaz-Calvillo, P [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Pozo, J A [VerfasserIn]
Molina-Leyva, A [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-López, A [VerfasserIn]
Buendía-Eisman, A [VerfasserIn]
Arias-Santiago, S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Calidad de vida
Dermatología
Dermatology
Journal Article
Quality of life
Satisfacción laboral
Work satisfaction

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Date Completed 12.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ad.2024.01.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367329271