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

ismail ağı1, Bedriye Müge Sönmez2, Murat Doğan işcanlı2, sultan erdil3
1Department Of Emergency Medicine, Yozgat Cityhospital, Yozgat, Turkey
2Department Of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Numune Training And Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
3Department Of Emergency Medicine, Sorgun State Hospital, Yozgat, Turkey

Objective: To determine the working order of emergencymedicine (EM) residents, their individual preferences and the effects of their working order on their practice and social lives.
Methods: The study included 182 EM residents. A two-stage questionnaire study was designed: demographic questionnaire and residents' thoughts on their practice and social lives. Study included EM residents who were actively working, on duty with shifts, and volunteer to participate. All data were analyzed with SPSS software.
Results: The most common shift type practiced was 8/16 duty system among the residents. Majority of the the residents were working on 24 hour shifts (42,1%). Of the residents 54,9% stated that their concentration levels have been effected negatively after 8-10 hours of duty. While 102 (56,1%) of the physicians were glad to be EM residents, and 19 (10,4%) of them believed they had enough time for themselves, 22 (12,1%) of them have stated that they were able to study sufficiently in off-duty times. Sleeping issues were statistically lower in EM residents working 24 hour shifts. Residents on duty in a periodical order, have statedwith a higher rate that they could rest sufficiently. Meanwhile, an unstable relationship with the patients, and negative views on medical practice have been observed more frequently among residents who are on duty with irregular shifts.
Conclusion: The shift systems and the regularity of the shifts effect not only the residents’ social lives but also their aproach to the patients.

Keywords: Duty, emergency medicine, practice-social life.


ismail ağı, Bedriye Müge Sönmez, Murat Doğan işcanlı, sultan erdil. Effects of the Schedule and Duration of the Posts for Emergency Medicine Residents on Their Social Life and Practice. . 9999; 0: 0-0

Corresponding Author: ismail ağı, Türkiye


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