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Descriptive study on the working conditions of residents of psychiatry in Madrid: working hours and 24-hour on call shifts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

A. Cerame ,
P. Coucheiro ,
L. Cayuela ,
M. Maiques  and
A. Franco Soler
A. Cerame*
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario José Germain, Hospital De Día, Leganes, Spain
P. Coucheiro
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario José Germain, Hospital De Día, Leganes, Spain
L. Cayuela
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Internal Medicine, Leganes, Spain
M. Maiques
Affiliation:
Hospital Niño Jesús, Paediatrics, Madrid, Spain
A. Franco Soler
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario José Germain, Hospital De Día, Leganes, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Resident physician’s working conditions are linked to poor health outcomes of professionals and patient’s safety. Previous studies suggest that residents in Spain have difficulties enjoying mandatory rest after on-call shifts.

Objectives

This study aims at describing the working conditions: working hours and the absence of mandatory rest periods after a 24h on-call shift in residents of psychiatry in the region of Madrid.

Methods

A descriptive observational cross-sectional study was carried out through an anonymous survey adapted from the available literature.

Results

Up to 24,1% of the surveyed residents could not enjoy mandatory resting periods after a 24 hour on-call shift and the mandatory weekly rest of at least 36 hours was not done in up to 17% of the cases with statistical significance (p <0.05). The average number of 24 hours on call shifts residents had to work per month was 5, which exceeds the maximum weekly hours allowed by law.

Conclusions

The findings reveal a violation of resident physician labor rights in relation to resting times after on-call shifts, weekly breaks and working hours. These phenomena pose a significant threat to resident physician’s health and patient safety.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

on callresident physicianrest
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S102
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