The effects of distress and the dimensions of coping strategies on physicians’ satisfaction with competence:

SAGE Open Medicine

ReinLepnurm¹ 

关键词: Physicians;    distress;    coping;    satisfaction with competence;    performance;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312116643907

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:The purposes of this study were to (1) articulate the dimensions of Coping strategies used by physicians, and (2) determine whether Coping strategies alleviated Distress and enhanced Satisfaction with Competence.Methods:Comprehensive questionnaires on factors associated with Satisfaction with Competence were sent to a stratified sample of 5300 physicians across Canada. The response rate was 57% with negligible bias. Factor analysis was used to articulate the dimensions of Coping strategies. The classic Baron and Kenny regression series was used to establish whether Coping mediates the effects of Distress on Satisfaction with Competence. Years in Practice, Self-Reported Health, and Duties of Physicians were control factors.Results:A reliable 15-item measure of Coping was confirmed (α = .76) with four reasonably reliable dimensions: Collegiality (α = .80), Attitude (α = .63), Managing Work (α = .60), and Self-Care (α = .62). Physicians reported a mean Satisfaction with Competence of (M = 4.26 out...

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