Abstract
Background: Physicians may face unique challenges in accessing health care and managing their own health. Aims: To evaluate physicians' perceptions of their health care needs and desired services. Methods: A written survey, distributed and collected anonymously among attendees at a large primary care continuing medical education conference. Results: The survey was given to 346 physicians and 141 (41%) responded. The majority of physicians (53%) reported having difficulty accessing health care and reverting to self-diagnosis and treatment (63%). Over 83% reported having or knowing a colleague who had a career-threatening illness and 42% had experienced concern about a colleague's ability to practise safely. Conclusions: Physicians as an occupational group have challenges in accessing health care, very commonly suffer career-limiting illnesses and revert to self-diagnosis and treatment. Programmes tailored to providing health care to physicians are needed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 49-53 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Occupational Medicine |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Cross-sectional study
- Health care
- Physician's health
- Survey
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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A survey of physicians' perceptions of their health care needs. / Steffen, M. W.; Hagen, P. T.; Benkhadra, K.; Molella, R. G.; Newcomb, R. D.; Murad, Mohammad H.
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AU - Newcomb, R. D.
AU - Murad, Mohammad H
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