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- Title
Obstetrician-Gynecologists' Role Conflict in a Natural Disaster: Professional Versus Family Responsibilities.
- Authors
Burkle, Frederick M.; Kleim, Mark; Turrentine, Mark A.; Monga, Manju; Swaim, Laurie S.
- Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate role conflict between professional and familial responsibilities among obstetric health care providers during a natural disaster between those required to stay in the hospital versus those who were at home during a catastrophic weather event. Methods: A survey was used of obstetric attending and resident physicians in the Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology following Hurricane Harvey on August 26, 2017. Results: Ninety one of 103 physicians (88%) completed the survey. Survey responses were compared between physicians who worked in the hospital (n = 47) versus those who were at home (n = 44) during the storm and its immediate aftermath. Physicians in the hospital and at home agreed (47% and 48%, respectively, P = 0.94) that professional duties conflicted with family obligations and felt torn (49% and 55%, respectively, P = 0.48) regarding family obligations. A majority of homebound health care providers disagreed with the statement that professional duties override family responsibilities, whereas less than half of in-hospital providers felt the same (68% at-home versus 47% of the hospital-team, P = 0.10). Conclusion: As organizations prepare for possible catastrophic situations, institutions must realize that obstetric health care providers will experience role conflict between professional and family responsibilities. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:33–37)
- Subjects
BAYLOR College of Medicine; ROLE conflict; NATURAL disasters; PROFESSIONAL ethics; HURRICANE Harvey, 2017; FAMILY conflict; FAMILY services
- Publication
Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness, 2019, Vol 13, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
1935-7893
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/dmp.2018.123