| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
| Gender, isolation, work patterns and stress among old age psychiatrists | | Author(s) | Susan M Benbow, David J Jolley |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 9, September 1999 |
| Pages | pp 726-732 |
| Keywords | Psychiatrists ; Hours of work ; Stress ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | A 1993 pilot study of old age psychiatrists' work patterns on one weekday found that they had long working hours, leaving little time for other activities. The authors have extended their research to investigate work patterns and stress of over a 1-week period, to find out areas amenable to change. Three questionnaires were sent to members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Faculty of Old Age Psychiatrists: a workload questionnaire; the Stress Checklist (SC), a self-rated questionnaire of 20 items; and a sheet for recording perceived stresses. Men and women doctors did not differ in number of hours worked. Consultants working with colleagues worked similar hours to those working single-handed. Community activity was greater among those working with colleagues than those working single-handed, whose work was based more in outpatient clinics. For the whole group, time in acute ward rounds correlated positively with stress score, and time spent on research at home correlated negatively with stress score. Doctors spending more than 50 hours at work might be advised to review their work patterns. Excessive time on administrative activities should be reduced, and peer support encouraged. Consultants and managers should be sensitive to such problems. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000114204 A |
| Classmark | QT9: WKD: QNH: 3F |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|