Life and working conditions among physicians at a university hospital

Abstract

This paper evaluated the life and working conditions of physicians who worked in a university hospital. Two questionnaires, one for occupational data and the Medical Outcomes Study 36 – Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) were applied. 91 surgeons and 96 physicians, mainly of the masculine sex, participated in the inquiry. The average age among surgeons was 44.5 and among physicians, 46. The average of weekly working hours was 51.8 hours among the surgeons and 44.1 among the physicians. 87.9% of the surgeons and 51.6% physicians also mentioned working in other hospitals. Only in Physical Aspects there was a significant statistical difference between the groups, with lower rates among physicians.