Research Article
Gender Differences and Work-Family Conflicts among Emergency Physicians with Intention to Leave
Table 2
Characteristics associated with emergency physicians who planned to leave emergency department (ED) practice within one year.
| | Intention to leave ED practice within one year | p | NO | Yes | | N. | % | N | % |
| Gender | Male | 169 | 89.90% | 25 | 73.50% | 0.008 | Female | 19 | 10.10% | 9 | 26.50% | ED practice hospital level | Medical center | 91 | 48.40% | 17 | 50.00% | 0.86 | Local hospital | 97 | 51.60% | 17 | 50.00% | Age | Mean ± SD | 39.6 ± 7.6 | 36.0 ± 7.0 | 0.012 | Age group (years) | ≤35 | 64 | 34.00% | 22 | 64.70% | 0.001 | >35 | 124 | 66.00% | 12 | 35.30% | Clinical work time per month (hours) | >180 | 55 | 29.30% | 11 | 32.40% | 0.72 | Less than 180 | 133 | 70.70% | 23 | 67.60% | Satisfaction with clinical work hours | Yes | 129 | 68.60% | 17 | 50.00% | 0.035 | No | 59 | 31.40% | 17 | 50.00% | Satisfaction with night shift amount | Yes | 127 | 69.00% | 16 | 47.10% | 0.013 | No | 57 | 31.00% | 18 | 52.90% | Night/day shift ratio | ≤40% | 102 | 54.30% | 11 | 32.40% | 0.019 | >40% | 86 | 45.70% | 23 | 67.60% | Weekend shift | 1–4 shifts | 88 | 46.80% | 16 | 48.50% | 0.86 | ≥5 shifts | 100 | 53.20% | 17 | 51.50% | Shift length | 12 h | 91 | 48.40% | 19 | 55.90% | 0.42 | others | 97 | 51.60% | 15 | 44.10% | Financial compensation per month (NTD) | ≤300,000 | 76 | 40.40% | 22 | 64.70% | 0.009 | >300,000 | 112 | 59.60% | 12 | 35.30% | Financial compensation fairness | Yes | 104 | 55.60% | 12 | 35.30% | 0.029 | No | 83 | 44.40% | 22 | 64.70% | Administration work | Yes | 43 | 23.20% | 9 | 26.50% | 0.68 | No | 142 | 76.80% | 25 | 73.50% | Teaching activity per month (hours) | ≥40 | 11 | 5.90% | 3 | 8.80% | 0.46 | <40 | 177 | 94.10% | 31 | 91.20% | Retirement age preference (years) | ≤45 | 16 | 8.50% | 14 | 41.20% | <0.001 | 46–50 | 41 | 21.80% | 5 | 14.70% | 51–55 | 53 | 28.20% | 10 | 29.40% | >55 | 78 | 41.50% | 5 | 14.70% | Marital status | Married | 155 | 82.40% | 23 | 67.60% | 0.046 | Others | 33 | 17.60% | 11 | 32.40% | Children | Yes | 133 | 70.70% | 17 | 50.00% | 0.017 | No | 55 | 29.30% | 17 | 50.00% |
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ED: emergency department; SD: standard deviation; NTD: New Taiwan dollars.
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