Effects of the Schedule and Duration of the Posts for Emergency Medicine Residents on Their Social Life and Practice

Aim:To determine the working order of the emergency medicine (EM) residents, their individual preferences, and the effects of their working order on their practice and social lives.Materials and Methods:A total of 182 EM residents were included in this study. A two-stage questionnaire study was desi...

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Main Authors: İsmail Ağı, Bedriye Müge Sönmez, Murat Doğan İşcanlı, Sultan Erdil Ülgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2020-12-01
Series:Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Summary:Aim:To determine the working order of the emergency medicine (EM) residents, their individual preferences, and the effects of their working order on their practice and social lives.Materials and Methods:A total of 182 EM residents were included in this study. A two-stage questionnaire study was designed, including a questionnaire on demographics and on the residents’ thoughts regarding their practice and social lives. This study included EM residents who were actively on duty with shifts and volunteered to participate. All data were analyzed using SPSS software.Results:The most common shift type practiced among the residents was the 8/16 duty system. Most of the residents were working on 24-hour shifts (42.1%). Of the residents, 54.9% stated that their concentration levels were negatively affected after 8-10 hours of duty. Although 102 (56.1%) of the physicians were glad to be EM residents and 19 (10.4%) believed that they had enough time for themselves, 22 (12.1%) stated that they were only able to sufficiently study when they were off duty. Sleeping issues were statistically lower in EM residents working on 24-hour shifts. A higher percentage of residents on duty in a periodical order stated that they could get sufficient rest. Meanwhile, an unstable relationship with patients and negative views on medical practice were observed more frequently among residents who were on duty with irregular shifts.Conclusion:Shift systems and the regularity of shifts affect not only the residents’ social lives but also their approach to patients.
ISSN:2149-5807
2149-6048