Work addiction and quality of life: a study with physicians

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the quality of life of physicians and investigate to what extent it is affected by work addiction. Methods This is an exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study, conducted with 1,110 physicians. For data collection, we used a questionnaire with sociodemographic information, the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF, and the Work Addiction Scale. Results Most physicians presented high quality of life. Female participants presented lower quality of life in the domains psychologic, environment and general (p&lt;0.05). Quality of life was negatively correlated with the number of shifts (p&lt;0.005). The higher the addiction to work, the lower the quality of life. Conclusion The research allowed understanding the implications of work addiction in the quality of life. Further studies are required to support the development of strategies that improve health conditions and quality of life of medical professionals.摘要 目的：评估医师的生活质量，并探究工作成瘾对其生活质量的影响程度。 方法：本研究为探索性描述性横断面研究，共纳入1110名医师作为研究对象。数据收集采用包含社会人口学信息的调查问卷、世界卫生组织生活质量简表（World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF）以及工作成瘾量表（Work Addiction Scale）。 结果：多数医师的生活质量处于较高水平。女性受试者在心理、环境及总体生活质量维度上的得分显著低于男性（p<0.05）。生活质量与排班次数呈负相关关系（p<0.005）。工作成瘾程度越高，生活质量越低。 结论：本研究明确了工作成瘾对医师生活质量的影响。未来需开展更多相关研究，以制定改善医务工作者健康状况与生活质量的干预策略。