The Effect of Sports and Arts on Job Engagement Among Physicians

Completed

• Conditions: Job Engagement; Leisure Activities

• Registration Number: NCT06634602
• Lead Sponsor: Buğu Usanma Koban

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study was to learn about the relationship between the sociodemographic characteristics or leisure time activities of physicians and their job engagement.

The main question it aims to answer was: Do sports or artistic activities increase job engagement among physicians? A survey was administered to physicians, to collect sociodemographic and professional characteristics (including sports and artistic activities), followed by a face-to-face application of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-01-05
• Primary Completion: 2024-04-30
• Study Completion: 2024-05-15
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-08
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-10
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

• All physicians who agreed to participate in the study were included.

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who did not complete the questionnaires were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) scores among physicians based on their engagement in sports activities	january 2024- april 2024	Sports activities were categorized as team sports and individual sports. The frequency of activities was inquired as "I participate regularly," "I participate irregularly," or "I do not participate." Weekly activity duration was asked as "5 hours or less" and "more than 5 hours." The UWES-17 scale is compared using mean scores; there is no cut-off value, and higher scores are associated with higher job engagement.
Evaluation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) scores among physicians based on their engagement in artistic activities	january 2024- april 2024	Artistic activities were categorized as phonetic, rythmic and plastic art activities. The frequency of activities was inquired as "I participate regularly," "I participate irregularly," or "I do not participate." Weekly activity duration was asked as "5 hours or less" and "more than 5 hours." The UWES-17 scale is compared using mean scores; there is no cut-off value, and higher scores are associated with higher job engagement.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) scores among physicians based on their sociodemographic characterictics	january 2024- april 2024	Participants' age, marital status, number of children, years spent in the medical profession, specialties, and academic titles were inquired. The responses were analyzed by comparing them with the UWES-17 scores. The UWES-17 scale is compared using mean scores; there is no cut-off value, and higher scores are associated with higher job engagement.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Marmara University School of Medicine; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey