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Dong-Sheng Tzeng
Dong-Sheng Tzeng
No 2, Jung-Jeng 1st Rd. Kaohsiung City,
People's Republic of China
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Research Article
Effort Reward Imbalance for Psychological Morbidity among First Year Postgraduate Residents
Author(s): Wei-Ching Chung, Shu-Ching Yang, Wen-Bin Chiou and Dong-Sheng TzengWei-Ching Chung, Shu-Ching Yang, Wen-Bin Chiou and Dong-Sheng Tzeng
Objective: Many studies have reported that the first postgraduate year (PGY-1) of residency training is marked by severe job stress. We want to investigate the mental health of PGY1 residents and to explore its relationship among job stress and personality. Methods: Ninety-two PGY1 residents training at a regional teaching hospital in southern Taiwan were enrolled. The questionnaires used were tested and included the: Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, and Chinese version of the General Health Questionnaire, before and after participating in the psychiatry training program. The relationship between job stress, personality and psychological morbidity was tested using the generalized estimating equation-I. Results: Fifty-six residents completed the follow up study. There were 23.2% (13/56) of the residents found to have psychological morbidity. The.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000223