J Agric Med Community Health.  2023 Mar;48(1):28-40. 10.5393/JAMCH.2023.48.1.028.

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

• Ok JS
• Kim H

• KMID: 2549224
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5393/JAMCH.2023.48.1.028

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.

Keyword

physicians; satisfaction; related factors