We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
PARTICIPATION OF PHYSICIANS IN PREVENTION ACTIVITIES -A PART OF THEIR OWN PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH.
- Authors
Shtereva-Nikolova, Natalia
- Abstract
Everyday physicians meet with patients and their families, with suffering and death, with the inability to help to each patient, with the lack of resources in healthcare, etc. They are responsible not only to their patients and to the healthcare system, but also to themselves. One of the most overlooked topics concerning their working position is caring for their own health. They are at the forefront of disease prevention and health promotion and should serve as an example, but often fall into unhealthy work patterns. The purpose of this publication is to investigate what was the participation of physicians in preventive activities (GP examinations, screening, prophylactic examinations) related to their own health status. Material and methods: A direct and anonymous questionnaire was conducted with physicians working in hospitals. The survey was based on a statistical sample, representative of the units and signs of the observation. It included doctors (n = 257), who worked in seven hospitals. The indications that determined the participation of the respondents in preventive measures related to their own health status were: not only the number of respondents with an officially selected GP, but also the number, reasons and period of their visits to him/her. Results and discussion: 98.8% of the studied physicians had a GP. Most often, they visited him/her once per an year (n = 88; 34.2%). 37.7% attended him/her two, three or more times per an year. Just over a quarter (28.00%) of the respondents said they had never met their GP. The most common reason (35.9%) for visiting GPs from hospital staff was the need for referrals, with approximately one in ten needing treatment (11.5%). In our study, 34.7% of the doctors surveyed visited GPs because of the need for prevention. Approximately half of the respondents went to a preventive examination in the last year and one third (30.7%) in the last 6 months. 11.7% of the respondents did not do preventive tests at all, and just over 2/3 of the respondents had done them in the last year. Conclusion: Hospital staff are becoming more and more important to our society because they are a significant part of the indispensable human resource responsible for providing medical services and care. Research has shown that health professionals often neglect their physical, emotional and social status, committed to helping others. One of the steps to taking personal responsibility for their health is to have a GP, to seek and participate in regular and independent preventive checkups through primary care. This will help them maintain and strengthen their own health, similar to what they desire for their patients.
- Subjects
PHYSICIANS; RESPONSIBILITY; MEDICAL care; PREVENTIVE medicine; HUMAN capital
- Publication
Knowledge: International Journal, 2019, Vol 35, Issue 4, p1195
- ISSN
2545-4439
- Publication type
Article