LARS study: Latin American rheumatologist survey.
Job satisfaction
Latin America
Surveys and questionnaires
Journal
Clinical rheumatology
ISSN: 1434-9949
Titre abrégé: Clin Rheumatol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8211469
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
15
03
2020
accepted:
12
06
2020
revised:
09
06
2020
pubmed:
24
6
2020
medline:
15
5
2021
entrez:
24
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Latin America has scarce information related to rheumatologist's education, working conditions, productivity, and job satisfaction. The purpose of this survey was to describe the training and clinical practice characteristics of the rheumatology community in Latin America. This is a cross-sectional study. A digital survey was created, approved, and endorsed by the scientific committee of the Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology (PANLAR) and later sent to the rheumatology associations of the region. The data was analyzed in the statistical program SPSS v.22. We included 600 surveys of rheumatologists from 19 Latin American countries. The majority were females (53%) and mestizos (58%). The mean age was 46.8 ± 11.7 years. The most frequent workplace was public/government hospitals 33.5% followed by private practice 28.8%, private hospital 20.8%, and university hospital 15.5%. The average number of weekly working hours was 37.8 ± 17.7. 87.5% worked in adult rheumatology, 12.7% pediatric rheumatology, and 23.5% internal medicine. Average satisfaction with practice as a rheumatologist was 5.3/7, career options 4.3/7, location 4.7/7, income 3.5/7, job security 3.7/7, and colleagues and co-workers 4.5/7. Finally, 69.7% had an annual compensation of < 50,000 US dollars. The majority of the rheumatologists in the region who responded were women, worked in public hospitals, and were satisfied with their clinical practice. There was a low level of income for the region. Key Points • This is the first study that showed the demographic and clinical practice characteristics of rheumatologists in Latin America. • The challenges faced by Latin rheumatologists are like those faced by the region: ethnic diversity, gender differences, migration, difficult access to education, limited research, and low income. • Due to the high prevalence of rheumatic diseases and the shortage of professionals in this area, it is essential to analyze the current workforce and the projections of supply and demand in rheumatology that are expected in the future.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
Latin America has scarce information related to rheumatologist's education, working conditions, productivity, and job satisfaction. The purpose of this survey was to describe the training and clinical practice characteristics of the rheumatology community in Latin America.
METHODS
METHODS
This is a cross-sectional study. A digital survey was created, approved, and endorsed by the scientific committee of the Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology (PANLAR) and later sent to the rheumatology associations of the region. The data was analyzed in the statistical program SPSS v.22.
RESULTS
RESULTS
We included 600 surveys of rheumatologists from 19 Latin American countries. The majority were females (53%) and mestizos (58%). The mean age was 46.8 ± 11.7 years. The most frequent workplace was public/government hospitals 33.5% followed by private practice 28.8%, private hospital 20.8%, and university hospital 15.5%. The average number of weekly working hours was 37.8 ± 17.7. 87.5% worked in adult rheumatology, 12.7% pediatric rheumatology, and 23.5% internal medicine. Average satisfaction with practice as a rheumatologist was 5.3/7, career options 4.3/7, location 4.7/7, income 3.5/7, job security 3.7/7, and colleagues and co-workers 4.5/7. Finally, 69.7% had an annual compensation of < 50,000 US dollars.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The majority of the rheumatologists in the region who responded were women, worked in public hospitals, and were satisfied with their clinical practice. There was a low level of income for the region. Key Points • This is the first study that showed the demographic and clinical practice characteristics of rheumatologists in Latin America. • The challenges faced by Latin rheumatologists are like those faced by the region: ethnic diversity, gender differences, migration, difficult access to education, limited research, and low income. • Due to the high prevalence of rheumatic diseases and the shortage of professionals in this area, it is essential to analyze the current workforce and the projections of supply and demand in rheumatology that are expected in the future.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32572803
doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05240-y
pii: 10.1007/s10067-020-05240-y
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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