Caperelli Gergel Maria C, Terry Danielle L
Guthrie Family Medicine Residency, Sayre, PA, 18840, USA.
J Healthc Leadersh. 2022 Jun 11;14:83-89. doi: 10.2147/JHL.S359389. eCollection 2022.
Evidence suggests that female physicians experience higher rates of burnout compared to their male counterparts and are less likely to be satisfied with work-life integration. Understanding factors related to burnout and job turnover among female physicians is particularly relevant given the nationally projected physician shortage and maldistribution of providers. It may be particularly important to explore these factors among resident physicians, as many organizations might aim to pipeline these individuals into their existing workforce. This study aimed to (a) determine prevalence estimates of access to childcare and identify specific difficulties faced by working female physicians who are parents; (b) examine associations between provider distress and workplace flexibility; (c) examine differences in resident and non-resident physicians regarding workplace flexibility and access to parental resources.
Participants included 839 female medical providers who completed electronic surveys via social media. Descriptive, correlational, and linear regression analyses were used to examine associations.
Few providers indicated that they had access to daycare through their workplace (7.2%, n = 62), but over three quarters of the group indicated that they wished they had access to daycare (76.0%, n = 638). Stress and burnout were negatively associated with how supported female physicians felt at work. This was the case for time off for parental leave, access to a comfortable space and adequate time for breastfeeding, flexibility of the job to handle family conflicts, and amount of time available for family and professional development.
Future research might examine whether medical organizations that implement childcare facilities for working female physicians are more likely to retain and/or attract physicians to their employment.
有证据表明，与男性同行相比，女性医生职业倦怠率更高，对工作与生活平衡的满意度也更低。鉴于全国预计的医生短缺和医疗服务提供者分布不均的情况，了解与女性医生职业倦怠和离职相关的因素尤为重要。在住院医生中探讨这些因素可能尤为重要，因为许多机构可能旨在将这些人纳入其现有员工队伍。本研究旨在：（a）确定获得儿童保育服务的患病率估计值，并确定身为父母的在职女性医生所面临的具体困难；（b）研究医疗服务提供者的困扰与工作场所灵活性之间的关联；（c）研究住院医生和非住院医生在工作场所灵活性和获得育儿资源方面的差异。
参与者包括839名通过社交媒体完成电子调查问卷的女性医疗服务提供者。采用描述性、相关性和线性回归分析来研究关联。
很少有医疗服务提供者表示他们可以通过工作场所获得日托服务（7.2%，n = 62），但超过四分之三的人表示他们希望能够获得日托服务（76.0%，n = 638）。压力和职业倦怠与女性医生在工作中感受到的支持程度呈负相关。在育儿假休假时间、获得舒适的母乳喂养空间和充足时间、工作处理家庭冲突的灵活性以及可用于家庭和职业发展的时间方面都是如此。
未来的研究可以考察为在职女性医生提供儿童保育设施的医疗机构是否更有可能留住和/或吸引医生入职。
