scholarly journals Attitudes toward depression among Japanese non-psychiatric medical doctors: a cross-sectional study

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuyuka Ohtsuki ◽  
Manami Kodaka ◽  
Rumi Sakai ◽  
Fuminobu Ishikura ◽  
Yoichiro Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e037653
Author(s):  
Aneesa Abdul Rashid ◽  
Navin Kumar Devaraj ◽  
Halidah Mohd Yusof ◽  
Fauzan Mustapha ◽  
Shaw Voon Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Road Crash ◽  
History Of ◽  
Information Work ◽  
Work Commuting

IntroductionMedical doctors are often subjected to long working hours with minimal rest in between the shifts. This has led to many fatal and non-fatal road crash involvement (RCI). This study aims to determine the prevalence and predictors of RCI among medical doctors in Malaysia.Methods and analysisThis is a cross-sectional study among 375 Malaysian medical doctors who met the inclusion criteria. A predetermined self-administered questionnaires will be used to collect information regarding the sociodemographic, health status, workplace information, work commuting information, driving behaviour, history of RCI, fatigue, sleep quality, mental health status and work engagement. The questionnaires consist of the following instruments: (1) sociodemographic, health status, workplace information, work commuting information, driving behaviour and history of RCI; (2) Checklist of Individual Strength Questionnaire; (3) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; (4) 21-item Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale; and (5) Utrecht's Work Engagement Scale. The data will be analysed using SPSS program V.24. Descriptive and inferential statistics will be used to determine the prevalence and predictors of RCI.Ethics and disseminationThis study protocol has received ethics approval from the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Ministry of Health Malaysia (NMRR-18-3983-40609) and the Ethics Committee for Research Involving Human Subject, University Putra Malaysia (JKEUPM). Online written informed consent will be obtained from each study participant by the researchers. Results of the study will be disseminated through relevant journals and conferences.Trial registration numberNCT04243291.

Health Professionals' Attitude toward Euthanasia: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey

2007 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Turla ◽  
Erdem Özkara ◽  
Çağlar Özkanli ◽  
Nevzat Alkan
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Definition Of

There is an ongoing debate on the definition of euthanasia and attempts to change laws about euthanasia and its practice in many countries. It is the medical doctors and the other health professionals who will elucidate the issue. Therefore, we performed this study to reveal attitude of Turkish health professionals toward euthanasia. This is an observational and cross-sectional study and data were collected with a questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to 545 health professionals in Samsun, a city in the Black Sea Region in Turkey. Data were analyzed with SPSS package programs. Of all health professionals included in the study, 43.5% were medical doctors and 45.5% auxiliary health professionals. Of all participants, 33.6% did not object to euthanasia and 7.9% were asked to perform euthanasia. Eighty point seven percent of the participants noted that euthanasia could be abused even if a euthanasia law were passed. It can be concluded that the health professionals should have a chance to discuss euthanasia and that their attitude toward and their expectations and worries about euthanasia should be taken into account when a euthanasia law is drafted.

scholarly journals Indicators for measuring health promotion practice among healthcare workers in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa: A cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert Ikechukwu Melariri ◽  
Moses J. Chimbari ◽  
Chester Kalinda
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nelson Mandela

Abstract Background: Measuring indicators for health promotion (HP) practice among healthcare workers is essential if health goals and objectives must be achieved. Such indicators provide connections between health policies and health outcomes; and ultimately add value to healthcare. This study identified indicators of health promotion among healthcare workers and compared them across levels of healthcare facilities in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa. Method: A cross sectional study involving 495 healthcare workers randomly sampled from 23 hospitals including primary, secondary, and tertiary level hospitals was conducted. Questionnaires were distributed to medical doctors, nurses, and allied health workers (AHW) such as social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapist. Questions (hereto referred to as dimensions) in the questionnaires were categorized to address Facility Related Indicators (FRI), Health worker related indicators (HRI) and Outcome related indicators (ORI). Descriptive and bivariate analysis were used to identify the indicators of HP among the three HCW groups from the three levels of health care. Indicators observed to be significant in the bivariate analysis were subjected to a multivariate analysis using the multinomial regression model. (p–value < 0.05).Results: Emerging Indicators were grouped into three categories: facility related indicators (FRI), healthcare workers’ related indicators (HRI), and outcome related indicators (ORI). Four FRI dimensions were observed to be predictors of HP among doctors. Two dimensions were positively associated with HP practices while two others were negatively associated with HP practices among medical doctors and AHWs. On the other hand, seven HRI dimensions were significantly associated with HP among medical doctors and AHW. Furthermore, 5 outcome related indicator (ORI) dimensions were significant predictors of HP among medical doctors while only two dimensions were predictors of HP among AHW. The generalized Hosmer–Lemeshow Chi-square test showed that the models for the different HP indicators fit the data.Conclusions:We identified indicators for measuring HP that can be applied at primary, secondary and tertiary hospitals in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa. These indicators which healthcare workers and health systems’ managers in the study area should be aware of may be adapted for use in other areas.

scholarly journals The value of European immigration for high-level UK research and clinical care: cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mursheda Begum ◽  
Grant Lewison ◽  
Mark Lawler ◽  
Richard Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
The Uk

Summary Objective The UK’s impending departure (‘Brexit’) from the European Union may lead to restrictions on the immigration of scientists and medical personnel to the UK. We examined how many senior scientists and clinicians were from other countries, particularly from Europe, in two time periods. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting United Kingdom. Participants Individuals who had been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society or of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and UK medical doctors currently practising and listed in the Medical Register for 2015. Main outcome measures Percentages of Fellows of the Royal Society, Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences and UK medical doctors by nationality (UK and Irish: UKI, European: EUR and rest of world: RoW) over time. Fellows of the Royal Society and the Academy of Medical Sciences proportions were assessed for two time periods, and doctors over decades of qualification (<1960s to 2010s). Results Percentages of European Fellows of the Royal Society increased from 0.8% (1952–1992) (the year the UK signed the Maastricht treaty) to 4.3% (1993–2015). For Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, percentages increased from 2.6% (pre-1992) to 8.9% (post-1992) (for both, p < 0.001). In the 1970s, only 6% of doctors were trained in the EU; the proportion increased to 11% in the last two decades (also p < 0.001). Europeans replaced South Asians as the main immigrant group. Among these, doctors from the Czech Republic, Greece, Poland and Romania made the largest contribution. Conclusions Any post-Brexit restriction on the ability of the UK to attract European researchers and medical doctors may have serious implications for the UK’s science leadership globally and healthcare provision locally.

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