Experiences of Negotiations for Improving Research Environment and Burnout among Young Physician Researchers in Japan

Masato Toyoshima, Shinichi Takenoshita, Hitoshi Hasegawa, Takuma Kimura and Kyoko Nomura
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Masato Toyoshima: Akita Prefectural Daisen Public Health Center, 13-62 Omagari Kamisakae-cho, Daisen, Akita 014-0062, Japan
Shinichi Takenoshita: Department of Public Health, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan
Hitoshi Hasegawa: Department of Medical Education, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan
Takuma Kimura: Department of General Medicine, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, Japan
Kyoko Nomura: Department of Public Health, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-10

Abstract: Physician scientists in Japan are often too busy to be sufficiently involved in research work. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate their experiences negotiating with their superiors to improve their research environment and determine its relationship with psychological burnout. Among 1790 physician awardees of Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists in 2014–2015, 490 responded (response rate 27.4%) and 408 were eligible for analysis. Outcome measures included two negotiation experiences: for reduction of clinical duty hours/promotion opportunities and for increased space or equipment/increased research budget. The main explanatory variables were personal, patient-related, and work-related burnout measured by the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. The percentages of the above-mentioned two types of negotiations were 20–24% in women and 17–20% in men. Multivariable stepwise logistic regression analyses demonstrated that (1) the negotiation for reduction of clinical duty hours/promotion opportunities was significantly associated with physician scientists who had a short amount of weekly research time and high patient-related burnout score, and (2) the negotiation for increased space or equipment/increased research budget was significantly associated with older age, single status, and high personal and patient-related burnout scores. High burnout is related to negotiation experiences among physician researchers in Japan.

Keywords: burnout; cross-sectional study; mental well-being; negotiation experience; physician researcher; research environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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