Conference paper
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE LEVELS OF WORK ENGAGEMENT IN PHYSICIANS FROM POLAND, SERBIA AND BULGARIA
Krzysztof Maria Wilczyński
; Students' Scientific Assossiation in Chair of Psychiatry and Psychoterapy, Silesian Medical Univeristy, Katowice, Poland
Mohammed Abdul Swamad
; Medical University Pleven, Pleven, Bulgaria
Vanja Subotic
; Medical University Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Dominika Wizner
; Students' Scientific Assossiation in Chair of Psychiatry and Psychoterapy, Silesian Medical Univeristy, Katowice, Poland
Elżbieta Mazgaj
; Students' Scientific Assossiation in Chair of Psychiatry and Psychoterapy, Silesian Medical Univeristy, Katowice, Poland
Weronika Wajda
; Students' Scientific Assossiation in Chair of Psychiatry and Psychoterapy, Silesian Medical Univeristy, Katowice, Poland
Abstract
Introduction: Lowered work engagement and burnout are a growing problem in recent years, especially among physicians.
Cynicism, lack of energy and decreased efficacy may lead to the occurrence of severe depression. These phenomena influence almost
every aspect of affected person’s life, both professional and extraprofessional, and decrease its quality. The aim of our study was to
evaluate the influence of family life and other factors on levels of work engagement and risk of depression.
Materials and methods: Our study was conducted on a group of 417 physicians from Poland, Serbia and Bulgaria using a paper
questionnaire. The collected data was subjected to statistical analyses using Statsoft Statistica v. 10.0 software.
Results: There was no significant correlation between work engagement and sex or age. The highest score on work engagement
was in Serbia (m=4.41; Mann-Whitney’s U test with p<0.05). The highest score of BDI was in Bulgaria (m=14.73; Mann-Whitney’s
U test with p<0.05). There was no significant correlation exceeding r=0.5 between UWES and SWING scales. WHI+/WHI- ratio
correlates significantly with a BDI scale (Spearman’s r=-0.49; p<0.05).
Conclusions: Family life of physicians seem to have minor or even no influence on their work engagement and risk of burnout.
The negative influence of work on family life may increase the risk of depression, and that effect is not susceptible to either positive
or negative interactions of family life with work. The country with the lowest expenditure on a healthcare have also the lowest levels
of work engagement.
Keywords
burnout; work; engagement; depression; swing; UWES
Hrčak ID:
264603
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Publication date:
8.9.2015.
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