Occupational and Nonwork Stressors Among Female Physicians in Taiwan: A Single Case Study

Kuang Ting Cheng; Kevin C. Tseng

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23563-5_35

Occupational and Nonwork Stressors Among Female Physicians in Taiwan: A Single Case Study

Kuang Ting Cheng, Kevin C. Tseng^*

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Abstract

The high suicide rate among doctors is a significant issue in many countries, especially among female doctors, for whom the rate is more than two times that of the general population. Compared to many countries, Taiwan has a much lower proportion of female physicians relative to male physicians, which has been suggested as a negative factor in affecting the suicide rate. Previous studies of female physician stressors are few and focus mainly on occupational stress. Nonwork stress has not been well-researched. This study aims to explore the feasibility of providing a comprehensive evaluation of all stressors in female doctors’ daily lives by examining a cohort of Taiwanese female doctors. Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) and the Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS-5) are used to screen participants for occupational stress and depressive attributes respectively. In this study, an interview is conducted with a participant, and factors contributing to lifestyle and occupational stress are identified. The study results indicate that family issues, primarily child-rearing, acts as the largest stressor in the participant’s life, outweighing even traditionally studied occupational stressors for female physicians.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Multimodality and Assistive Environments - 13th International Conference, UAHCI 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	445-454
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783030235628
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23563-5_35
State	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019 - Orlando, United States Duration: 26 07 2019 → 31 07 2019

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11573 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	26/07/19 → 31/07/19

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Keywords

Depression
Female physician
Occupational and nonwork stressor
Qualitative analysis
Suicide

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Cheng, K. T., & Tseng, K. C. (2019). Occupational and Nonwork Stressors Among Female Physicians in Taiwan: A Single Case Study. In M. Antona, & C. Stephanidis (Eds.), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Multimodality and Assistive Environments - 13th International Conference, UAHCI 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings (pp. 445-454). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11573 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23563-5_35

Cheng, Kuang Ting ; Tseng, Kevin C. / Occupational and Nonwork Stressors Among Female Physicians in Taiwan : A Single Case Study. Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Multimodality and Assistive Environments - 13th International Conference, UAHCI 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings. editor / Margherita Antona ; Constantine Stephanidis. Springer Verlag, 2019. pp. 445-454 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Cheng, KT & Tseng, KC 2019, Occupational and Nonwork Stressors Among Female Physicians in Taiwan: A Single Case Study. in M Antona & C Stephanidis (eds), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Multimodality and Assistive Environments - 13th International Conference, UAHCI 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11573 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 445-454, 13th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019, Orlando, United States, 26/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23563-5_35

Occupational and Nonwork Stressors Among Female Physicians in Taiwan: A Single Case Study. / Cheng, Kuang Ting; Tseng, Kevin C.
Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Multimodality and Assistive Environments - 13th International Conference, UAHCI 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Margherita Antona; Constantine Stephanidis. Springer Verlag, 2019. p. 445-454 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11573 LNCS).

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