Factors related to the chemical substance use of physicians, pharmacists, and nurses in Taiwan

Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, Li-Hua Huang, Yung-Kai Lin, Lih-Jyh Fuh, Suhsing S. Lee, Edward Chen and Cheng-Chieh Lin

International Journal of Public Policy, 2013, vol. 9, issue 4/5/6, 416-434

Abstract: Using chemical substances for self-medication may be regarded not simply as free choice but as the result of complex behaviours involving social, environmental, and economic contexts, and even as an attempt to cope with life. The objective of this study was to determine the possibility of patterns or factors related to the use of chemical substances by physicians, pharmacists and nurses. This study revealed distinct correlates of chemical substance use among different health professional occupations: females, working in medical centres, earning higher monthly incomes, and experiencing higher levels of work stress were related to the chemical substance use of physicians; pharmacists working in clinics, more work experience in the current organisations, and experiencing higher levels of work stress were related to chemical substance use; and nurses with lower levels of perceived health status compared with peers exhibited a higher propensity to use chemical substances.

Keywords: chemical substance use; physicians; doctors; pharmacists; nurses; work stress; health status; Taiwan; self-medication; health professionals; healthcare; chemical substances. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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