Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en una muestra de médicos internos residentes que realizan guardias en un Servicio de Urgencias: una perspectiva de género

• María Fernández-Prada ^[1] ; Joaquín González-Cabrera ^[2] ; Francisco Torres G ^[3] ; Concepción Iribar-Ibabe ^[3] ; José María Peinado ^[3]
  1. [1] Hospital Universitario San Cecilio

     Hospital Universitario San Cecilio

     Granada, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

     Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

     Logroño, España

     
  3. [3] Universidad de Granada

     Universidad de Granada

     Granada, España

     

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• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 142, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 193-198
• Idioma: español
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  • Gender influence on health related quality of life among resident physicians working in an Emergency Department
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  • Background: The high emotional burden of physicians working in emergency departments may affect their quality of life perception. Aim: To evaluate health related quality of life among resident physicians performing shifts at an emergency department. Material and Methods: Seventy one physicians aged 26,3 ± 1,7 years (47 women), working as residents in an emergency department, answered the short version of the Short-Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36®). This questionnaire analyses eight domains: physical function, body pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional role and mental health. Results: Women had a significantly worse perception than a reference population in four dimensions of the SF-36, especially mental health and social functioning. Men had scores similar to the reference population. Among women, vitality is the best predictor of mental health and social functioning. Conclusions: Women working as residents in an emergency department have a worse perception of their quality of life than men performing the same job.