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PERSONAL WELLBEING, WORK ABILITY, SATISFACTION WITH LIFE AND WORK IN PSYCHIATRISTS WHO EMIGRATED FROM CROATIA
Ema Gruber
orcid.org/0000-0003-1284-0181
; Forensic Unit R4, Department R, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Roskilde, Denmark
Iris Sarajlic Vukovic
; Department of Affective Psychiatry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
Martina Musovic
; Palmers Community Hospital, Jarrow, United Kingdom
Davor Moravek
; GGZ Westelijk Noord-Brabant, Roosendaal, Netherlands
Branka Starcevic
; Psychiatric hospital in Bodø, Acute psychiatric ward, Bodø, Norway
Sanja Martic-Biocina
; Department of Social Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce, Zagreb, Croatia
Rajna Knez
; Skaraborgs hospital, Skövde, Sweden
Sažetak
Background: A significant number of citizens, including a great proportion of doctors, both psychiatrists and doctors of other
specialties, decided to emigrate from Croatia after Croatia entered the EU in 2013. Aim of research was to investigate possible
differences in satisfaction with life and work between 3 groups: emigrants psychiatrists (EP), emigrants physicians of other
specialties (E), and psychiatrists currently working in Croatia (C).
Subjects and methods: Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI), Work Ability Index (WAI) and some qualitative research questions were
used in an anonymous online survey which was conducted in autumn 2019. Link to the survey was shared on different social
networks, while 138 physicians were approached directly by e-mail. Response rate: 87% for EP group (representative sample for
group of psychiatrist emigrants from Croatia), 48% for E group, and 28% for C group. In total, 62 physicians, 44 of them emigrants
(20 EP and 24 E). This study was voluntarily led. Psychiatrists from our sample emigrated mostly to Scandinavia in 65% of cases
and to West Europe in 30% of the cases. Other physicians emigrants from our sample emigrated to Middle Europe in 29%, to West
Europe in 25%, and to Scandinavia in 42% of the cases.
Results: Satisfaction with standard of life, future security and life achievements are significantly higher in EP than in C.
Satisfaction with integration in community and satisfaction with close relationships are significantly higher in E than in EP. WAI
score of the 3 groups placed them all in the same category “good work ability”. For all emigrants and their family members, major
challenges after emigration were found to be communication (language), integration into the community, and loss of friends and
family connections. 70% of emigrants plan to return to Croatia in the future, depending on better living conditions (income), change
in the political situation in Croatia (reduction of corruption), and change in people’s mentality.
Conclusions: This voluntary study showed high satisfaction with life and good work ability among psychiatrists who emigrated from Croatia, together with some challenges for them and their family members with language, work, integration into the community, and loss of friends and family connections. Majority plan to return to Croatia depending on political and economic changes in Croatia.
Ključne riječi
Personal Wellbeing; work ability; emigrants; psychiatrists; physicians; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
262610
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Datum izdavanja:
18.11.2020.
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