Survey on the consciousness of doctors working in a hospital and the actual condition of committee operations

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  • 病院勤務医に対する委員会業務の意識と実態の調査
  • ビョウイン キンムイ ニ タイスル イインカイ ギョウム ノ イシキ ト ジッタイ ノ チョウサ

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<p>We conducted a survey of 48 doctors working at the Nittazuka Medical Welfare Center on the consciousness and the actual condition of committee operations. Of them, there are 31 doctors belonging to 87 committees. The survey was answered by a total of 81 people, including 30 chairpersons and 51 committee members. 42% of doctors answered that committee operations were considered a burden, and chairpersons in particular indicated a higher percentage. Of those who answered, 24.7% of doctors contrived ways to relieve the burden of committee operations, and chairpersons in particular indicated a higher percentage. Of the respondents, 61.8% answered they wished to resign from the committee. Annually, a total of 29.5 hours was spent on committee operations and 61.4 hours for chairpersons. It revealed a correlation between the hours of committee operations and the burden of committee operations, although no correlation was seen on resignations from committees. While doctors working in a hospital understood the necessity of committees, the committee activities were a major contributor to the burden of daily operations and they felt that they would like to resign from the committees more than they found it a burden. However, although a higher percentage of chairpersons answered that it was a burden, their attendance rate was higher and half of them wished to resign from committees. This indicated that they had a mission towards committee operations, in addition to the fact that those committees were directly linked to medical care services. In an effort to decrease the burden involved in committee operations, it is necessary to effectively utilize doctors’medical clerks and make an adjustment with other committees and departments. Additionally, one way to reduce the exhaustion of doctors is to provide them with some sort of an incentive.</p>

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