Association of Domestic Responsibilities With Career Satisfaction for Physician Mothers in Procedural vs Nonprocedural Fields

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作者
Lyu, Heather G. [1 ]
Davids, Jennifer S. [2 ]
Scully, Rebecca E. [1 ]
Melnitchouk, Nelya [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Med Sch, Div Gastrointestinal & Gen Surg, Dept Surg, Brigham & Womens Hosp, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Univ Massachusetts, Med Sch, Dept Surg, Worcester, MA 01605 USA
[3] Harvard Med Sch, Ctr Surg & Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA
关键词
PREGNANCY OUTCOMES; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; FEMALE PHYSICIANS; WORK; BURNOUT; BALANCE; IMPACT; HOME;
D O I
10.1001/jamasurg.2019.0529
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R61 [外科手术学];
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摘要
IMPORTANCEPhysicians who are mothers face challenges with equal distribution of domestic duties, which can be an obstacle in career advancement and achieving overall job satisfaction. ObjectivesTo study and report on the association between increased domestic workload and career dissatisfaction and if this association differed between proceduralists and nonproceduralists. Design, Setting, and ParticipantsData for this study were gathered from April 28 to May 26, 2015, via an online survey of 1712 attending physician mothers recruited from the Physician Moms Group. Statistical analysis was performed from August 25, 2017, to November 20, 2018. Main Outcomes and MeasuresUnivariate analysis was performed for respondents who reported sole responsibility for 5 or more vs fewer than 5 main domestic tasks. Independent factors associated with career dissatisfaction or a desire to change careers were identified using a multivariate logistic regression model. ResultsOf the 1712 respondents, most were partnered or married (1698 [99.2%]), of which 458 (27.0%) were in procedural specialties. Overall, respondents reported having sole responsibility for most domestic tasks, and there were no statistically significant differences between procedural and nonprocedural groups. Physician mothers in procedural specialties primarily responsible for 5 or more domestic tasks reported a desire to change careers more often than those responsible for fewer than 5 tasks (105 of 191 [55.0%] vs 114 of 271 [42.1%]; P=.008). This difference was not noted in physician mothers in nonprocedural specialties. In multivariate analysis of the proceduralist cohort, primary responsibility for 5 or more tasks was identified as a factor independently associated with the desire to change careers (odds ratio, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.0-2.2; P=.05). Conclusions and RelevancePhysician mothers report having more domestic responsibilities than their partners. For proceduralist mothers, self-reported higher levels of domestic responsibility were associated with career dissatisfaction. Increasing numbers of mothers in the medical workforce may create a demand for more equitable distribution and/or outsourcing of domestic tasks.
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