Health-related quality of life predictors during medical residency in a random, stratified sample of residents

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Paula Costa Mosca Macedo²  Vanessa De Albuquerque Cítero²  Simone Schenkman¹  Maria Cezira Fantini Nogueira-martins¹  Mauro Batista Morais¹  Luiz Antonio Nogueira-martins² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo Department of Psychiatry São Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Education;    medical;    Internship and residency;    Quality of life;    Stratified sampling;    Mental health;    Educação médica;    Residência médica;    Qualidade de vida;    Amostragem estratificada;    Saúde mental;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-44462009000200007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of life during the first three years of training and identify its association with sociodemographicoccupational characteristics, leisure time and health habits. METHOD: A cross-sectional study with a random sample of 128 residents stratified by year of training was conducted. The Medical Outcome Study -short form 36 was administered. Mann-Whitney tests were carried out to compare percentile distributions of the eight quality of life domains, according to sociodemographic variables, and a multiple linear regression analysis was performed, followed by a validity checking for the resulting models. RESULTS: The physical component presented higher quality of life medians than the mental component. Comparisons between the three years showed that in almost all domains the quality of life scores of the second year residents were higher than the first year residents (p < 0.01). The mental component scores remained high for third year residents (p < 0.01). Predictors of higher quality of life were: second or third year of residency, satisfaction with the training program, sufficient time for leisure, and care of critical patients for less than 30 hours per week. CONCLUSION: The mental component of quality of life was the most impaired component, indicating the importance of caring for residents' mental health, especially during their first year and when they are overloaded with critical patients.

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