The quality of life of doctors of the Trans-Baikal Territory

Abstract

The aim of the research: assessment of the quality of life of doctors in the Trans-Baikal Territory.
Materials and methods. A sociological study was conducted with the creation of a questionnaire based on the WHOQOL-100 questionnaire, including scales of physical health, psychological state, level of independence, social relations, and the environment. Two groups of respondents took part in the survey. The study group consisted of 475 doctors of various specialties employed in state medical organizations of the Trans-Baikal Territory. The control group included 242 residents of the region working in various fields of activity, who are not medical workers. Statistical processing of the data was carried out using the method of parametric analysis with the calculation of relative values, their errors, Student's criterion was used. The difference was considered statistically significant at p<0,05.
Results. When assessing physical health, it was determined that doctors have more employment at work (47,3±3,2%), additional employment (45,1±3,2%), pay little attention to hobbies, recreation (8,9±1,2%) (p < 0,05), which leads to a decrease in vital activity. According to the psychological health scale, it was found that doctors often experience negative emotions (55,7±3,2%) (p < 0,05). According to the independence scale, the prevalence of a high level of efficiency among doctors was reliably determined (30,8±3,0%), in comparison with the control group (p < 0,05). When assessing social relations, both among doctors and in the control group, a relatively high level of satisfaction with relationships in the team and with close people was noted. According to the environmental scale, there is low satisfaction with the financial situation among doctors (48.9 ± 3.3%), lack of opportunity to fully rest (16,9 ± 2,4%), which negatively affects the state of health and reduces the quality of life.
Conclusion. When assessing the quality of life of doctors of the Trans-Baikal Territory, lower indicators were determined on the scales of physical and psychological health, which is associated with complex physical and intellectual work, responsibility for the health and life of patients.