J Prev Med Public Health.
2022 May;55(3):226-233. 10.3961/jpmph.22.114.
Well-being Index Scores and Subjective Health Status of Korean Healthcare Workers
- Shin Y
1,2 - Park B3
- Kim Ne4
- Choi EJ5
- Ock M6
- Jee SH7
- Park SK8
- Ahn HS9
- Park H4,5
- Policy Development Committee of National Academy of Medicine of Korea (NAMOK)1
- Affiliations
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- 1Advanced Biomedical Research Institute, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- 2College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
- 3National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
- 4Department of Preventive Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 5Graduate Program for System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
- 6Department of Preventive Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea
- 7Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Institute for Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- 8Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 9Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2530235
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.22.114
Abstract
Objectives
The aim of this study was to evaluate the subjective level of health-related quality of life of Korean healthcare workers using various quality-of-life instruments.
Methods
This study included 992 participants, who were doctors and nurses. A survey was conducted between November 28 and December 4, 2019. Data from 954 participants divided into 3 groups (physicians, residents, and nurses) were analyzed. Four measurement tools (29 questions) were used in the survey to evaluate subjective health status and well-being.
Results
In the Mayo Well-being Index, burnout during work (88.5%) and emotional difficulties caused by work (84.0%) were frequently cited by the respondents. Regarding questions on burnout and emotional difficulties, residents and nurses had the highest scores (91.0 and 89.6%, respectively). Emotional problems, such as anxiety, depression, and irritability, accounted for a high percentage (73.1%) of the total, while 82.2% of respondents reported that their work schedules interfered with their leisure and family time. There was no significant difference among the groups in subjective health status. However, 10.1% of the residents experienced very low quality of life, which was a higher proportion than that of physicians (2.7%) and nurses (5.2%).
Conclusions
The level of well-being that Korean medical workers experienced in relation to work was lower than the results of the United States healthcare workers surveyed using the same tool. This study was unique in that it conducted a subjective quality-of-life survey on Korean healthcare workers.
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