Musculoskeletal pain, job satisfaction, depression, and anxiety among spanish podiatric physicians.
BACKGROUND
There is a high prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints related to day-to-day work among podiatric physicians. We sought to determine the relationships among musculoskeletal pain, job satisfaction, depression, and anxiety in Spanish podiatric physicians.


METHODS
A convenience sample of 421 Spanish podiatric physicians was administered a survey that included questions about sociodemographic variables, musculoskeletal pain, job satisfaction, depression, and anxiety.


RESULTS
On average, respondents were found to have a high level of pain, a moderate level of job satisfaction, and low-to-moderate levels of depression and anxiety. Young single women had the highest levels of pain and anxiety. Analysis with the Student t test indicated significant differences between the sexes for levels of pain (P < .0001) and anxiety (P < .014). Job satisfaction was inversely related to depression and anxiety.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings, particularly the increased levels of pain, job dissatisfaction, anxiety, and depression in young single female podiatrists, indicate a need for strategies to reduce the risks posed by the work environment in podiatric medicine, thus minimizing the negative psychological and physical consequences of participating in the profession.
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Marta Elena
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Losa Iglesias
Ricardo
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Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011032:Podiatry; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult