In this special issue of Professions & Professionalism 15 authors discuss what they know about doctors’ job satisfaction in various health systems, whether professional dissatisfaction leads to poorer medical treatment, the relationship between psychosocial conditions, doctors’ health and quality, what medical quality is and how quality is measured – not to mention professional satisfaction.
LEFO – The Institute for Studies of the Medical Profession in Oslo hosted a symposium in June 2014 – Quality, Satisfaction and Governance – where a number of international experts delivered commissioned talks on various aspects of these topics. The speakers from that conference have since converted their presentations into scientific papers, all of which (except the commentaries) have been submitted for external peer review.
Table of content Special Issue: Professions & Professionalism 2015; (5) nr. 1
Editorial:
- Berit Bringedal: Guest Editor's Introduction
Articles:
- Lawrence P. Casalino & Francis J. Crosson: Physician Satisfaction and Physician Well-Being: Should Anyone Care?
- Peter Angerer & Matthias Weigl: Physicians' Psychosocial Work Conditions and Quality of Care: A Literature Review
- Francis J. Crosson & Lawrence P. Casalino: Physician Dissatisfaction in the United States: An Examination
- Thomas Robert Konrad: Measures, Methods, and Models of Doctor Satisfaction: Future Research Challenges
- Magne Nylenna, Øyvind Andresen Bjertnaes, Ingrid S. Saunes & Anne Karin Lindahl: What is Good Quality of Health Care?
- Mark Exworthy: The Iron Cage and the Gaze: Interpreting Medical Control in the English Health System
- Olaf Gjerløw Aasland: Healthy Doctors – Sick Medicine
- Ruth McDonald: Beyond Binaries: Reflections and a Suggestion on the Subject of Medical Professional Satisfaction
Comments:
- Jenny Firth-Cozens: Doctor Satisfaction and the Effects on Quality – Discussion
- Donald W. Light: Alienation and Stress among Doctors: Dilemmas and Possible Solutions
- Per Arne Tufte: Some Remarks on Effect Studies of Physician Dissatisfaction
Read more:
- Berit Bringedal's presentation of all 11 papers
- Managment, satisfaction and medical quality (Bringedal B. Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2015; 135: 971).
- Bringedal B. Legenes helse og tilfredshet – hvorfor bry seg? / Doctors health and satisfaction – why should anyone care? Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2016; 136: 851.
- Ronge K. Prisbelønte legeforskere / Award-winning medical researchers. Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2016; 136: 854.
Les mer (in Norwegian):
- For lite kunnskap om hvordan helsetjenesten bør styres, kronikk av Berit Bringedal.
- I artikkelen "Styring, tilfredshet og medisinsk kvalitet", Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, nr 10/2015 gir Berit Bringedal en nærmere presentasjon av ovenstående publikasjon, bakgrunnen for den og hvorfor hun oppsummerer at et tverrvitenskapelig samarbeid er nødvendig for å styre helsetjenesten i riktig retning.
- "Utilfredse leger kan gi dårligere behandling", intervju med gjesteredaktør Bringedal på hjemmesiden til Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus (skrevet av Kjersti Lassen, publisert 4.6.2015).