Health-related quality of life and happiness within an internal medicine residency training program: a longitudinal follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

While undergoing a hospital residency training program, residents often suffer anxiety and stress. This study aims to evaluate the change in health-related quality of life and happiness among internal medicine residents, and identify prognostic factors.

Methods

Thirty-eight residents in the Ramathibodi Hospital internal medicine training program completed the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF and happiness Measures questionnaires at three time points: commencement, day 100, and the end of the second year of training. Confidence, expectations, anxiety, and general health were rated. Analyses were performed with mixed linear regression.

Results

Financial problems were reported for 16 residents (42.1%). At baseline, most residents had moderate-to-ver

SUBMITTER: Sobhonslidsuk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4439642 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature