Zgliczyński Wojciech S, Skowron Adam
School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
Endokrynol Pol. 2023;74(3):331-339. doi: 10.5603/EP.a2023.0040. Epub 2023 Jun 19.
In view of dynamic ageing of the Polish population, there will be increasing demand for health services, including endocrinology services. The demand for endocrinology services is already high, with long waiting times for consultations as one of its indicators. Human resources - in this case doctors specialised in endocrinology - are key in meeting those needs. In this regard, it is worth defining the professional situation of endocrinologists in Poland. The aim of the study was to gain knowledge about the professional status of endocrinologists in Poland, i.e. their social and demographic characteristics, general job characteristics and characteristics of their work with a patient, job satisfaction, income, and career plans.
The material consisted of data from 197 surveys from physicians specialising in endocrinology. Analysis of the material was quantitative and was performed using STATISTICA 13.1 software (STATSOFT, Tulsa, OK, United States).
A doctor with a specialisation in endocrinology in Poland is usually a woman below the age of 50 years living in a large city. In addition to the specialisation in endocrinology, they usually have a specialisation in internal medicine and they combine work in public health care with work in private care, which ensures high financial status. In an average working week of 45 hours, they admit an average of 100 patients, spending about one-fifth of their time on administrative activities. Despite the heavy workload limiting their work-life balance and average employment conditions, they report relatively high job satisfaction. Although they aim to work until the age of 70 years, they plan to reduce the amount of time spent at work.
Further constant monitoring of job characteristics and job satisfaction of endocrinologists is needed to improve human resources planning and management.
鉴于波兰人口的动态老龄化，对包括内分泌服务在内的医疗服务的需求将会不断增加。内分泌服务的需求已经很高，会诊等待时间长就是其中一个指标。人力资源——在这种情况下是内分泌专科医生——是满足这些需求的关键。在这方面，有必要明确波兰内分泌学家的职业状况。本研究的目的是了解波兰内分泌学家的职业状况，即他们的社会和人口特征、一般工作特征、与患者工作的特征、工作满意度、收入和职业规划。
材料包括来自197名内分泌专科医生的调查数据。对材料进行定量分析，并使用STATISTICA 13.1软件（美国俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨市的STATSOFT公司）进行分析。
波兰的内分泌专科医生通常是居住在大城市的50岁以下女性。除了内分泌专科外，她们通常还拥有内科专科，并且将公共医疗保健工作与私人医疗保健工作相结合，这确保了较高的经济地位。在平均每周45小时的工作时间里，他们平均接待100名患者，将大约五分之一的时间用于行政活动。尽管繁重的工作量限制了他们的工作与生活平衡以及平均就业条件，但他们报告的工作满意度相对较高。尽管他们的目标是工作到70岁，但他们计划减少工作时间。
需要对内分泌学家的工作特征和工作满意度进行持续监测，以改善人力资源规划和管理。
