Quality of Life in Emergency Medicine Specialists of Teaching Hospitals.
BACKGROUND
Quality of life (QOL) of emergency medicine specialists can be effective in providing services to patients. The aim of the present study was evaluating the lifestyle of emergency medicine practitioners, understanding their problems, and addressing the solutions to enhance and improve their lifestyles, in teaching hospitals in Iran.


METHODS
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on emergency medicine physicians in 10 teaching hospitals of Iran in 2011. Emergency physicians with at least three years of experience, who interested in the study, were enrolled in the project. All participants filled out the consent form and QOL questionnaires, and then underwent physical examinations and some medical laboratory tests. Categorical variables were reported as percentages, while continuous variables expressed as means and standard deviations. p <0.05 was considered statistically significant.


RESULTS
Totally, 100 subjects participated in the study, of whom 48 were male. The mean and standard deviation of the physicians' age were 38.7±5.1 years. 43% of physicians had an average QOL, while 37% good. 96% of studied physicians had a good condition regarding habitual history, while 93% of them had a poor condition in performing screening tests. Exercise program and personal health in individuals with normal BMI were correlated with higher levels of QOL. BMI was higher in 40-50 years old subjects than youth. Hypertension was present in five cases (5%), hypercholesterolemia in six (6%), hypertriglyceridemia in six (6%), increased LDL in four (4%), low HDL in four (4%), and impaired FBS in 4 (4%).


CONCLUSIONS
The findings showed that 63% of studied emergency physicians had an average level of QOL and other ones good. The majority of physicians had undesirable situation regarding the performance of screening tests.
Department of Emergency , Imam Hossein hospital, Faculty of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Afshin
A
Amini
Department of Emergency , Imam Hossein hospital, Faculty of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Reza
MR
Munesan
Department of Emergency , Imam Hossein hospital, Faculty of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamid
H
Kariman
Department of Emergency , Imam Hossein hospital, Faculty of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali
A
Arhami Dolatabadi
Department of Emergency , Imam Hossein hospital, Faculty of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Safety promotion and injury prevention research center, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamid Reza
HR
Hatamabadi
Department of Emergency , Imam Hossein hospital, Faculty of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali
A
Shahrami
Department of Emergency , Imam Hossein hospital, Faculty of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Majid
M
Shojaee
Quality of life; burnout; emergency medicine; job Satisfaction; physicians; professional