Experiences of Negotiations for Improving Research Environment and Burnout among Young Physician Researchers in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15465898 |
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| Authors | Masato Toyoshima (Akita Prefectural Daisen Public Health Center, 13-62 Omagari Kamisakae-cho, Daisen, Akita 014-0062, Japan), Shinichi Takenoshita (Akita University), Hitoshi Hasegawa (0000-0003-0925-2717, Akita University), Takuma Kimura (0000-0001-7126-188X, Saitama Medical University), Kyoko Nomura (0000-0003-1453-4540, Akita University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 5221-5221 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17145221 |
| PMID | 32698340 |
| OpenAlex | W3042898230 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
Physician scientists in Japan are often too busy to be sufficiently involved in research work. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate their experiences negotiating with their superiors to improve their research environment and determine its relationship with psychological burnout. Among 1790 physician awardees of Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists in 2014-2015, 490 responded (response rate 27.4%) and 408 were eligible for analysis. Outcome measures included two negotiation experiences: for reduction of clinical duty hours/promotion opportunities and for increased space or equipment/increased research budget. The main explanatory variables were personal, patient-related, and work-related burnout measured by the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. The percentages of the above-mentioned two types of negotiations were 20-24% in women and 17-20% in men. Multivariable stepwise logistic regression analyses demonstrated that (1) the negotiation for reduction of clinical duty hours/promotion opportunities was significantly associated with physician scientists who had a short amount of weekly research time and high patient-related burnout score, and (2) the negotiation for increased space or equipment/increased research budget was significantly associated with older age, single status, and high personal and patient-related burnout scores. High burnout is related to negotiation experiences among physician researchers in Japan
Burnout · Duty · Family medicine · Logistic regression · Negotiation · Political science · Promotion (chess · Clinical Psychology · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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