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Background:
The trend of
dissatisfaction among physicians recorded considerable importance in recent
years as it affects patient satisfaction and can adversely affect the patient
behavior, including adherence to medical treatment, leading to a reduction in
the quality of care. At the individual level, poor job satisfaction and high
level of job stress inversely affect mental and physical health, quality of
life of physician which will be reflected in his patients. Patient–physician
communication is a vital area of clinical practice. When done well, such
communication effectively enhances patients’ clinical perspectives, as has been
validated in controlled studies.
Methodology:
A descriptive
cross-sectional survey was conducted during the period from 1st June,
2019 to 30th September, 2019 targeting all accessible physicians
working in most of the hospitals in Saudi Arabia. After obtaining permission
from the Institutional ethics committee, data were collected from the
physicians who agreed to participate using a pre-structured self-administered
online questionnaire.
Results:
The study
included 226 physicians with their ages ranged from 20 to 68 years old with a
mean age of 33.1 (9.2 years). About 38% of the physicians worked in the
southern region, 27.4% in the eastern region and 15.9% were in central or
western regions. Exact of 42% of the physicians were satisfied regarding their
income and 35.8% were satisfied regarding time spent with their patients. In
total, high satisfaction was recorded among a few percent of the participated
physicians.
Conclusion:
In conclusion,
the study revealed that nearly 1 out of each 10 physicians were satisfied regarding
their work environment and patient’s compliance. The highest satisfaction was
recorded for their income and time spent with their cases.
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