title: [Characteristics of employment and wellbeing among physicians working in Santiago, Chile].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Profound changes have been observed in medical practice during the last thirty years. This may be understood as a result of the influence of economic variables in health services management, among other probable causes. At the same time, doctors' work has been diversified, and a tendency to work in several paid jobs simultaneously has been observed.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the characteristics of employment in a representative sample of Chilean physicians.
  
  
  METHODS
  A probabilistic sample of 414 physicians residing in Metropolitan Santiago answered a survey about their number and type of jobs and completed the BIS UMED questionnaire that measures the subjective wellbeing of physicians.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty percent of surveyed physicians had three or more jobs (36.3% of men and 47.5% of women). There was a significant inverse association between the number of jobs, general wellbeing and facing medicine from a new perspective.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The number of jobs is inversely related to the general wellbeing of physicians.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Psiquiatría Oriente, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Chile. jacuna@med.uchile.cl
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acuña
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schiattino
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horwitz
authors.forename: M Luz
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bascuñán
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jiménez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002677:Chile; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017132:Workplace