Nigerian resident doctors' work schedule: A national study.
Burnout
Nigeria
physician and patient safety
resident doctors
work-related hazards
Journal
Nigerian journal of clinical practice
ISSN: 1119-3077
Titre abrégé: Niger J Clin Pract
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101150032
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Apr 2022
Historique:
entrez:
20
4
2022
pubmed:
21
4
2022
medline:
22
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The deleterious effects of Resident Doctors' (RDs') long duty hours are well documented. Driven by concerns over the physician's well-being and patient safety, the RDs' duty hours in many developed countries have been capped. However, in Nigeria and many African countries, there are no official regulations on work hours of RDs. This study evaluated the work schedule of Nigerian RDs and its impact on their wellbeing and patient safety. A national survey of 1105 Nigerian RDs from all specialties in 59 training institutions was conducted. With an electronic questionnaire designed using Google Forms, data on the work activities of RDs were obtained and analyzed using the IBM SPSS software version 24. The associations were compared using Chi-squared test with the level of significance set at < 0.05. The mean weekly duty hours (h) of the RDs was 106.5 ± 50.4. Surgical residents worked significantly longer hours than non-surgical residents (122.7 ± 34.2 h vs 100.0 ± 43.9 h; The duty hours of Nigerian RDs are currently long and unregulated. There is an urgent need to regulate them for patient and physician safety.
Sections du résumé
Background and Aim
UNASSIGNED
The deleterious effects of Resident Doctors' (RDs') long duty hours are well documented. Driven by concerns over the physician's well-being and patient safety, the RDs' duty hours in many developed countries have been capped. However, in Nigeria and many African countries, there are no official regulations on work hours of RDs. This study evaluated the work schedule of Nigerian RDs and its impact on their wellbeing and patient safety.
Subjects and Methods
UNASSIGNED
A national survey of 1105 Nigerian RDs from all specialties in 59 training institutions was conducted. With an electronic questionnaire designed using Google Forms, data on the work activities of RDs were obtained and analyzed using the IBM SPSS software version 24. The associations were compared using Chi-squared test with the level of significance set at < 0.05.
Results
UNASSIGNED
The mean weekly duty hours (h) of the RDs was 106.5 ± 50.4. Surgical residents worked significantly longer hours than non-surgical residents (122.7 ± 34.2 h vs 100.0 ± 43.9 h;
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
The duty hours of Nigerian RDs are currently long and unregulated. There is an urgent need to regulate them for patient and physician safety.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35439917
pii: NigerJClinPract_2022_25_4_548_343467
doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_1901_21
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
548-556Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
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