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Levels of Physicians' Self-assessment of Life Satisfaction and Associated Factors

임상의사의 삶의 만족도 자가평가 수준과 관련 요인

  • Jong Sun Ok (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University) ;
  • Hyeongsu Kim (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University)
  • 옥종선 (건국대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김형수 (건국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2023.01.04
  • Accepted : 2023.03.16
  • Published : 2023.03.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the level of self-assessment of life satisfaction and various factors related to the life satisfaction of Korean physicians. Methods: This study is a secondary data analysis using the 2016 Korean physician survey Korean Physician Survey(KPS) data collected by the Research Institute for Healthcare Policy of the Korean Medical Association. The member database(DB) of the Korean Medical Association was used for sampling and the target population was formed and surveyed by using stratified quota sampling. A questionnaire was sent by E-mail as an online survey method and was conducted for a total of 7 weeks from November 21, 2016 to January 8, 2017. The final number of respondents was 8,564 (response rate 13.8%). In this study, a total of 7,228 physicians, excluding residents and public health doctors who are currently treating patients directly, were studied. Factors affecting the life satisfaction of physicians were analyzed using ordinal logistic regression analysis. Results: The physical factors positively related to the life satisfaction of physicians were those who were in their 60s, female, and thought they had good health status. As for psychological factors, stress was low. As for economic factors, satisfaction with income was high. As for social factors, the physicians lived with their families and were satisfied with the time they could spend with them. Also, the physicians were satisfied with the social respect they received as a doctors. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it is thought that a multifaceted approach is needed to increase the life satisfaction of physicians.

본 연구에서는 2016년 KPS 자료를 이용하여 우리나라 임상의사의 삶의 만족도 자가 평가 수준과 이와 관련된 요인을 파악하였다. KPS는 우리나라 전체 의사를 대상으로 근무 현황 및 환경, 보건의료체계·정책 인식 및 평가수준, 보건의료정보시스템 가용 현황 및 활용 정도, 직업 및 직무만족도, 활동 계획 및 진로, 생활습관 및 건강상태, 특정 직역(개원의, 은퇴자) 문항 등을 조사하였다. 설문지는 온라인 설문조사 방식으로 E-mail을 통해 발송되었고 최종 응답자는 8,564명으로 응답률은 13.8%였다. 본 연구에서는 현재 환자를 직접 진료하고 있는 임상의사 중에서 수련의와 공보의를 제외한 총 7,228명을 연구대상으로 하였다. 본 연구결과 임상의사의 삶의 만족도는 만족 36.1%(2,609명), 보통 42.8%(3,095명), 불만족 21.1%(1,524명)이었다. 임상의사의 삶의 만족도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 요인들은 신체적 요인으로는 60대이며, 여성이고, 평소 건강상태를 좋다고 평가하는 경우였다. 심리적 요인으로는 스트레스가 적었다. 사회적 요인으로는 가족과 함께 거주하며, 가족과 보낼 수 있는 시간에 대해 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 의사로서 받게 되는 사회적인 존경에 대해 만족하고 있었다. 조직적 요인은 교수이며, 16년 이상 근무 경력을 가진 경우였다. 직업적 요인으로는 근무시간 및 업무량, 의료자원 지원, 동료 및 직원과의 관계에 만족하는 경우였다. 경제적 요인으로는 소득에 대한 만족도가 높았다. 건강행태 요인으로는 현재 흡연을 하지 않으며, 음주횟수는 한 달에 1번 미만이었다. 임상의사의 삶의 만족도는 단순히 개인의 삶을 떠나 의사를 만나는 환자의 진료행위에까지 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 감안할 때 임상의사의 삶의 만족도를 높이기 위한 다각도의 접근이 필요하다고 생각한다. 이를 통해 임상의사들은 우리 사회 구성원 중 하나로 균형 있는 삶을 영위하고, 나아가 우리 사회 구성원들에게 보다 질 높은 보건의료서비스를 제공할 수 있기를 기대한다.

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