title: [Gender influence on health related quality of life among resident physicians working in an emergency department].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The high emotional burden of physicians working in emergency departments may affect their quality of life perception.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate health related quality of life among resident physicians performing shifts at an emergency department.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy one physicians aged 26,3 ± 1,7 years (47 women), working as residents in an emergency department, answered the short version of the Short-Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36®). This questionnaire analyses eight domains: physical function, body pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional role and mental health.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women had a significantly worse perception than a reference population in four dimensions of the SF-36, especially mental health and social functioning. Men had scores similar to the reference population. Among women, vitality is the best predictor of mental health and social functioning.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women working as residents in an emergency department have a worse perception of their quality of life than men performing the same job.
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Fernández-Prada
authors: Joaquín
authors: J
authors: González-Cabrera
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Torres G
authors: Concepción
authors: C
authors: Iribar-Ibabe
authors: José
authors: J
authors: María Peinado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002677:Chile; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D008603:Mental Health; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires