Financial Literacy and Wellbeing Among Medical Students, Residents, and Attending Physicians in Lebanon

Results From a Nationwide Multi-Centered Survey

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ID13775291
AuthorsMohammadAli Jardaly (American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon), Jumana Antoun (0000-0002-2159-427X, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon), Rania Sakr (Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon), Hassan Doumiati (0000-0002-0212-5195, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon), Issam Shaarani (0000-0001-5930-1738, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume61
Pages469580241294135-469580241294135
Publication date2024-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00469580241294135
PMID39568101
OpenAlexW4404605939
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited24

Financial wellbeing and financial literacy are crucial aspects of personal and professional lives, particularly in graduate medical education. Low financial literacy among healthcare professionals, including physicians, has been identified as a concern, impacting job satisfaction, productivity, and burnout. Few studies have used validated methods, assessed financial wellbeing, or compared financial outcomes across the continuum of medical education and practice. This study aims to measure the financial wellbeing of healthcare professionals and trainees and its predictors using validated instruments on a nationwide scale in Lebanon. This is a multi-institutional cross-sectional study using an online survey using validated instruments, including the CFPB Financial Well-Being Scale and Lusardi and Mitchell's "Big Five" financial literacy questions. The data was collected in April and May 2020. The population includes medical students, residents, and practicing physicians in all six private medical schools and their affiliated medical centers in Lebanon. A total of 330 responded, with a response rate of 20.7%. The financial wellbeing score (out of 10 was 57.2 ± 9.7 before the financial crisis and dropped to 45.2 ± 10.1 during the country's financial crisis. With a passing grade of 60%, 75.3% (195/259) failed the financial knowledge questions. Attending physicians outperformed students and residents/fellows regarding knowledge scores. Financial wellbeing was positively associated with age, family socioeconomic status, and household income. It was negatively associated with the crowding index and agreement with the attitude of living for today and letting tomorrow take care of itself. Medical students, residents, and physicians in Lebanon had low financial literacy. Attending physicians have high financial wellbeing despite low financial literacy and lack of formal education. The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis adversely affected the financial wellbeing of all three groups

Burnout · Business · Environmental health · Family medicine · Financial literacy · Graduate medical education · Health care · Medical education · Political science · Population · Scale (ratio · Socioeconomic status · Clinical Psychology · Finance · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Global Health Care Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment

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