Job stress among general practitioners and nurses in primary care in England

This is a description comparing job stress, job satisfaction, and mental well-being of general practitioners (n = 205) and practice nurses (n = 119) in England, based on responses to a questionnaire. General practitioners reported lower job satisfaction and significantly greater pressure at work tha...

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Published in:Psychological reports 1999-12, Vol.85 (3 Pt 1), p.981
Main Author: Rout, U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
England - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Male
Nurse Practitioners - psychology
Occupational Diseases - diagnosis
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Physicians, Family - psychology
Primary Health Care
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:This is a description comparing job stress, job satisfaction, and mental well-being of general practitioners (n = 205) and practice nurses (n = 119) in England, based on responses to a questionnaire. General practitioners reported lower job satisfaction and significantly greater pressure at work than did the practice nurses. Also, male general practitioners had significantly higher scores on anxiety and depression than a British normative population. Practice nurses, on the other hand, reported lower scores on anxiety and depression. The results should be interpreted with caution as the study is based on a small sample limited to the northwest region only; however, it does provide information which has important implications for the well-being of doctors and nurses in primary care.
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/PR0.85.7.981-986