ASSESSMENT OF JOB SATISFACTION OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS AND INTENSIVE CARE SPECIALISTS OF THE ASTANA CITY

Abstract

Background: The nature and conditions of work significantly affect human health and performance. Doctors, especially anesthesiologists and intensive care specialists, experience difficulties associated with direct participation in making decisions concerning the life and death of patients, as well as with constant confrontation with ethical dilemmas. Their professional sphere is saturated with stressful factors such as physical, chemical, biological and psychological effects. The working conditions of anesthesiologists and intensive care specialists are characterized by a high level of harmful factors that can cause long-term functional changes and increase occupational morbidity after a long work experience. Objective: To analyze risk factors in the activities of an anesthesiologist at the hospital level in Astana. Methodology: A prospective study was conducted in the form of an anonymous questionnaire of anesthesiologists and intensive care specialists working in hospitals in Astana city through the Google Forms software service. Participation in the survey was voluntary. 51 doctors were interviewed using a specially designed questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions about the health status of doctors and satisfaction with working conditions. The statistical analysis was carried out using the Stat Tech v. 4.0.7 program (developed by Stattech LLC, Russia). Continuous variables are presented as an average score with 95% confidence intervals (CI). The significance level was set at p< 0.05. An independent sample t-test was used to compare the two groups according to normally distributed variables. Correlations between pairs of continuous variables were calculated using Pearson correlation coefficients. Results: Almost half of doctors (49.0%) often experience symptoms of overwork at work, 29.4% rarely encounter such signs, 13.7% constantly feel exhausted, and only 7.8% do not experience symptoms of overwork. Among the most common symptoms of overwork, the survey participants named drowsiness (47.1%), headaches (29.4%), weakness (7.8%) and sudden mood changes (3.9%). When asked if they experience stress in connection with work, 86.3% of doctors answered in the affirmative, while the remaining 13.7% said they did not experience such stress. The majority of respondents also expressed dissatisfaction with the salary level in their profession, while 13.7% are satisfied with their earnings. Conclusion: Based on the data, it is recommended to conduct regular examinations among doctors to identify the degree of professional burnout, the level of anxiety and depression. It is also important to assess the level of social wellbeing among this group of specialists: those who experience disorders in this area need individual psychological and social support to prevent professional burnout and its consequences.