The primary care physicians' despair levels: Original research article
Raziye Sule Gumustakım
Department of Family Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Hilal Aksoy
Department of Family Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Correspondence
Hilal Aksoy, Department of Family Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]
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Antalya Guzeloba Family Health Center, Antalya, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorDuygu Ayhan Baser
Department of Family Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorSelda Handan Karahan Saper
Kartal Yakacık Family Health Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorUlku Nur Sokmen
Soke Sarıkemer Family Health Center, Aydın, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorRaziye Sule Gumustakım
Department of Family Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Hilal Aksoy
Department of Family Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Correspondence
Hilal Aksoy, Department of Family Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorPınar Bılgılı
Antalya Guzeloba Family Health Center, Antalya, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorDuygu Ayhan Baser
Department of Family Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorSelda Handan Karahan Saper
Kartal Yakacık Family Health Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorUlku Nur Sokmen
Soke Sarıkemer Family Health Center, Aydın, Turkey
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Objectives
The profession of medicine is very depressing both mentally and physically. There were studies conducted to investigate the reasons of depression and burnout. Hopelessness leads to depression and may be it is the first sign. The aim of our study is to determine the despair levels of primary care physicians.
Methods
This research is a descriptive study. The study conducted with family physicians and Beck Hopelessness Scale was applied. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using IBM SPSS 23.
Results
40.9% of those without children, 48.9% of those with chronic diseases, 47% of those who had been subjected to violence and 53.5% of those who are not satisfied with working in the primary care received severe hopelessness scores, and these score were significant (P < .05).
Conclusion
The dissatisfied aspects of Family Medicine System should be examined in detail, and necessary measures should be taken against violence, which is a common problem in the whole healthcare sector. In this way, employee satisfaction and therefore patient satisfaction can be achieved.
DISCLOSURES
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
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