Work, malaise and well-being in Spanish and Latin American doctors

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relations between the meanings of working and the levels of doctors work well-being in the context of their working conditions. METHOD: The research combined the qualitative methodology of textual analysis and the quantitative one of correspondence factor analysis. A conven...

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Autores: Ochoa Pacheco, Paola|||0000-0001-6657-6406, Blanch i Ribas, Josep Maria|||0000-0001-7298-457X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:136803
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/136803
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1590/S1518-8787.2016050005600
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Physicians
Psychology
Working Conditions
Job satisfaction
Personal satisfaction
Burnout professional
Médicos
Psicología
Condiciones de trabajo
Satisfacción en el trabajo
Satisfacción personal
Agotamiento profesional
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relations between the meanings of working and the levels of doctors work well-being in the context of their working conditions. METHOD: The research combined the qualitative methodology of textual analysis and the quantitative one of correspondence factor analysis. A convenience, intentional, and stratified sample composed of 305 Spanish and Latin American doctors completed an extensive questionnaire on the topics of the research. RESULTS: The general meaning of working for the group located in the quartile of malaise included perceptions of discomfort, frustration, and exhaustion. However, those showing higher levels of well-being, located on the opposite quartile, associated their working experience with good conditions and the development of their professional and personal competences. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides empirical evidence of the relationship between contextual factors and the meanings of working for participants with higher levels of malaise, and of the importance granted both to intrinsic and extrinsic factors by those who scored highest on well-being.