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ArticleOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2019

Quality of Life among Surgical Residents at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Malik M Almailabi, Rakan S Alajmi, Atheel L Balkhy, Mohammed J Khalifa, Zaher A Mikwar, Muhammad A Khan

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Malik M AlmailabiKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Rakan S AlajmiKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Atheel L BalkhyKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed J KhalifaKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Zaher A MikwarDepartment of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City for the National Guard, Western Region, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad A KhanCollege of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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backgroundSurgical residency program is considered one of the toughest residency programs, which affects quality of life of the residents during training years. To date, no study has evaluated quality of life among residents, especially surgical residents here in Saudi Arabia.

aimThe objective of this study is to evaluate quality of life among surgical residents.

methodsThe study is a cross-sectional study conducted during September 2018 in King Khalid Hospital at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The study utilized the Work-Related Quality of Life, WRQoL, scale which measures perceived quality of life covering six domains: General Well-Being (GWB), Home-Work Interface (HWI), Job and Career Satisfaction (JCS), Control at Work (CAW), Working Conditions (WCS) and Stress at Work (SAW), in addition to demographic questions, asking about (age, gender, marital status, resident level, specialty, BMI, smoking, number of days of exercise per week, hours of sleep per day, on-calls per month, clinics per week, operations per week).

resultsOf the 99 surgical residents training at KAMC, 73 residents returned the survey with a response rate of 72.8%. The mean age of the residents was 28 ± 2.1 years with the mean BMI of 25 kg/m2. 54.8% were married, and 42.5% were smokers. Half of the residents (50.7%) working in King Abdulaziz Medical City have low work-related quality of life. In comparison between male and female residents' overall Quality of life, there was no significant difference between them (p = 0.363).

conclusionsOur main study finding is that half of the residents (50.7%) working at KAMC has low work-related quality of life, and there is no significant difference between male and female residents. Further studies are needed to determine the causes and improve the work-related quality of life among surgical residents.

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PMCPMC7061387

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