Determinants of emergency physician wellness in Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This cross-sectional study examines first whether emergency physicians differ from a comparison group of surgeons, more specifically general surgeons and orthopedic surgeons, in terms of job and organizational characteristics and second to what extent these characteristics are determinants of professional well-being outcomes in emergency physicians.

Methods

Belgian emergency physicians (n = 346) were invited to participate in this study. Forty-three percent of the eligible participants completed a questionnaire. The survey instrument contained 48 questions on determinants (personal characteristics, job conditions [Job Demand Control Support], organizational and environmental work conditions) as well as 39 questions on outcomes (job satisfaction, turnover intention

SUBMITTER: Somville F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593456 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature