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Background There seem to be no earlier register studies on physicians´ actual working hours. In surveys physicians have reported extensive working hours.
Methods We calculated physicians’ annual working hour characteristics and trends by full-time employment, age and gender. The data consisted of working hour records (n = 13 543, 58% females) for 12 Finnish hospital districts in 2014–2018.
Results The average actual weekly working time among physicians classified as working full-time was 43 hours. Over 25% had annual working time of over 2 000 hours. Between 2014 and 2018 the proportion of
Conclusions Hospital physicians´ actual working hours between 2014 and 2018 showed stable high working hours and an increase in the proportion of under 13-hour on-call shifts. Further research on actual working hours by medical specialty and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on physicians’ working time is warranted.
Methods We calculated physicians’ annual working hour characteristics and trends by full-time employment, age and gender. The data consisted of working hour records (n = 13 543, 58% females) for 12 Finnish hospital districts in 2014–2018.
Results The average actual weekly working time among physicians classified as working full-time was 43 hours. Over 25% had annual working time of over 2 000 hours. Between 2014 and 2018 the proportion of
Conclusions Hospital physicians´ actual working hours between 2014 and 2018 showed stable high working hours and an increase in the proportion of under 13-hour on-call shifts. Further research on actual working hours by medical specialty and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on physicians’ working time is warranted.
Julkaisun otsikon käännös | On-call physicians´ actual working hour characteristics 2014–2018 |
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Alkuperäiskieli | Suomi |
Artikkeli | e32668 |
Julkaisu | Suomen Lääkärilehti |
Vuosikerta | 77 |
Tila | Julkaistu - 22 kesäk. 2022 |
OKM-julkaisutyyppi | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä |
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