title: Professional job perception, job stress and job satisfaction of westerm doctors and oriental doctors practicing at local clinic.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted in order to investigate the professionalism, job stress and job satisfaction in western and oriental doctors in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors conducted a survey using a selfadministered questionnaire, conducted between August and September, 2001. The study subjects were 457 western doctors and 161 oriental doctors practicing at local clinics in Daegu City.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For the professionalism scale, the score for 'belief in service to the public' of western doctors was significantly higher than that of oriental doctors (p< 0.05) whereas the scores for 'sense of calling to the field' and 'feeling of autonomy' were higher in oriental doctors (p< 0.01). For the job stress scale, the scores for 'work factor', and 'clinical responsibility/decision factor' of western doctors were significantly higher than those of oriental doctors (p< 0.01). Of the western doctors, 59.7% expressed satisfaction with their job as a doctor, 69.5% responded that the role of a doctor was appropriate to their aptitude, and 61.8% answered that they wouldn't consider other kinds of job even if offered. In case of oriental doctors, these responses were83.1%, 82.5%, and 82.3%, espectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The job stress scores of western doctors were higher than those of oriental doctors, but the job satisfaction was lower. The reasons for the above results are not clear. Further studies are required to understand the characteristics of job stress and job satisfaction in doctors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Sin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Yune Sik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Kee
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Gu
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Gi
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Yeol
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Hae
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yeh
keywords: Doctors; Job satisfaction; Oriental; Perception; Professional; Stress