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Guyonne Kalb - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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australian doctors satisfaction with their work results from the mabel Longitudinal Survey of doctors
The Medical Journal of Australia, 2011Co-Authors: Catherine Marie Joyce, Anthony Scott, John Stirling Humphreys, Stefanie Schurer, Guyonne KalbAbstract:Objective: To compare the level and determinants of job satisfaction between four groups of Australian doctors: general practitioners, specialists, specialists-in-training, and hospital non-specialists. Design, participants and setting: National cross-sectional questionnaire Survey as part of the baseline cohort of a Longitudinal Survey of Australian doctors in clinical practice (Medicine in Australia — Balancing Employment and Life [MABEL]), undertaken between June and November 2008, including 5193 Australian doctors (2223 GPs, 2011 specialists, 351 hospital non-specialists, and 608 specialists-in-training). Main outcome measures: Job satisfaction scores for each group of doctors; the association between job satisfaction and doctor, job and geographical characteristics. Results: 85.7% of doctors were moderately or very satisfied with their jobs. There were no differences in job satisfaction between GPs, specialists and specialists-in-training. Hospital non-specialists were the least satisfied compared with GPs (odds ratio [OR], 0.56 [95% CI, 0.39–0.81]). For all doctors, factors associated with high job satisfaction were a good support network (OR, 1.72 [95% CI, 1.41–2.10]), patients not having unrealistic expectations (OR, 1.48 [95% CI, 1.25–1.75]), and having no difficulty in taking time off work (OR,1.48 [95% CI, 1.20–1.84]). These associations did not vary across doctor types. Compared with GPs, on-call work was associated with lower job satisfaction for specialists (OR, 0.48 [95% CI, 0.23–0.98]) and hospital non-specialists (OR, 0.25 [95% CI, 0.08–0.83]). Conclusion: This is the first national Survey of job satisfaction for doctors in Australia. It provides an important baseline to examine the impact of future health care reforms and
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the medicine in australia balancing employment and life mabel Longitudinal Survey protocol and baseline data for a prospective cohort study of australian doctors workforce participation
BMC Health Services Research, 2010Co-Authors: Catherine Marie Joyce, Anthony Scott, Sunghee Jeon, John Stirling Humphreys, Guyonne Kalb, Julia Witt, Anne LeahyAbstract:Background While there is considerable research on medical workforce supply trends, there is little research examining the determinants of labour supply decisions for the medical workforce. The "Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL)" study investigates workforce participation patterns and their determinants using a Longitudinal Survey of Australian doctors. It aims to generate evidence to support developing effective policy responses to workforce issues such as shortages and maldistribution. This paper describes the study protocol and baseline cohort, including an analysis of response rates and response bias.
Jacques J M Van Dongen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Longitudinal Survey of Lymphocyte Subpopulations in the First Year of Life
Pediatric Research, 2000Co-Authors: Esther De Vries, Sandra De Bruin-versteeg, W Marieke Comans-bitter, Ronald De Groot, Geert J M Boerma, Fred K Lotgering, Jacques J M Van DongenAbstract:Age-matched reference values for lymphocyte subpopulations are generally obtained via cross-sectional studies, whereas patients are followed Longitudinally. We performed a detailed Longitudinal analysis of the changes in lymphocyte subpopulations in a group of 11 healthy infants followed from birth up to 1 y of age, with special attention for early developmental markers, markers of maturation, and markers of activation. We found that T and B lymphocytes increased at 1 and 6 wk of age, respectively. In contrast, NK cells showed a sharp decline directly after birth, suggesting that they are more important during pregnancy than thereafter. CD45RA^+—mainly CD4^+—naive T lymphocytes were high at birth, and increased further during the first year of life; they form a large expanding pool of cells, ready for participation in primary immune responses. The absolute counts of CD45RO^+ memory T lymphocytes were similar in infants and adults, albeit with a lower level of expression of CD45RO on infant T lymphocytes. Almost all infant T lymphocytes expressed CD38 throughout the first year of life. The abundant expression of CD38 on an infant's T lymphocytes might be related to a greater metabolic need of the large population of naive untriggered cells that are continually involved in primary immune responses during the first year of life. The high B lymphocyte counts in infants mainly concerned CD38^+ B lymphocytes throughout the first year of life. Also, the relative frequencies of CD1c^+ and CD5^+ B lymphocytes were higher throughout the first year of life than in adults. Therefore, CD1c, CD5, and CD38 could be markers of untriggered B lymphocytes. In conclusion, our Longitudinal Survey of T and B lymphocytes, NK cells, and their subpopulations during the first year of life helps to complete the picture of lymphocyte development in infants. This information contributes to the correct interpretation of data from infants with possible immune disorders.
Lawrence R Landerman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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body mass trajectories through adulthood results from the national Longitudinal Survey of youth 1979 cohort 1981 2006
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2011Co-Authors: Truls Ostbye, Rahul Malhotra, Lawrence R LandermanAbstract:Background Most studies describing change in body mass through adulthood model an ‘average’ trajectory bearing the same functional form in the underlying population. Latent-class growth modelling has revealed the presence of several underlying body mass/obesity trajectory groups among children and adolescents, but has not been applied to capture adult body mass trajectories. We apply the technique to identify adult body mass trajectory groups, risk factors for group membership and (time-varying) modifiers of trajectory level within each group, and assess association between group membership and important health outcomes in midlife. Methods Body mass trajectory groups, from age 18 to 49 years, were identified using latent-class growth modelling based on the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (n ¼ 9681). Role of gender, race/ethnicity and age cohort as risk factors for group membership, and of highest grade of education completed, years of urban living, years in employment, years in poverty and years married as modifiers of trajectory level was evaluated. Results Four trajectory groups, ‘normal weight’, ‘overweight’, ‘late adulthood obesity’ and ‘early adulthood obesity’ were identified. Males, Blacks and those born later had higher odds of being in the three latter groups. More education and years married lowered the trajectory within each group. The prevalence of most health outcomes was lowest in the ‘normal weight’ group, somewhat greater in the ‘overweight’ group, greater again in the ‘late adult obesity group’ and highest in the ‘early adulthood obesity’ group. Conclusion Regular body mass index screening and monitoring in early adult life may identify a person as belonging to one of these four groups early, and allow the individual and health-care providers opportunities to initiate behavioural or other interventions better tailored to the specific group.
Catherine Marie Joyce - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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australian doctors satisfaction with their work results from the mabel Longitudinal Survey of doctors
The Medical Journal of Australia, 2011Co-Authors: Catherine Marie Joyce, Anthony Scott, John Stirling Humphreys, Stefanie Schurer, Guyonne KalbAbstract:Objective: To compare the level and determinants of job satisfaction between four groups of Australian doctors: general practitioners, specialists, specialists-in-training, and hospital non-specialists. Design, participants and setting: National cross-sectional questionnaire Survey as part of the baseline cohort of a Longitudinal Survey of Australian doctors in clinical practice (Medicine in Australia — Balancing Employment and Life [MABEL]), undertaken between June and November 2008, including 5193 Australian doctors (2223 GPs, 2011 specialists, 351 hospital non-specialists, and 608 specialists-in-training). Main outcome measures: Job satisfaction scores for each group of doctors; the association between job satisfaction and doctor, job and geographical characteristics. Results: 85.7% of doctors were moderately or very satisfied with their jobs. There were no differences in job satisfaction between GPs, specialists and specialists-in-training. Hospital non-specialists were the least satisfied compared with GPs (odds ratio [OR], 0.56 [95% CI, 0.39–0.81]). For all doctors, factors associated with high job satisfaction were a good support network (OR, 1.72 [95% CI, 1.41–2.10]), patients not having unrealistic expectations (OR, 1.48 [95% CI, 1.25–1.75]), and having no difficulty in taking time off work (OR,1.48 [95% CI, 1.20–1.84]). These associations did not vary across doctor types. Compared with GPs, on-call work was associated with lower job satisfaction for specialists (OR, 0.48 [95% CI, 0.23–0.98]) and hospital non-specialists (OR, 0.25 [95% CI, 0.08–0.83]). Conclusion: This is the first national Survey of job satisfaction for doctors in Australia. It provides an important baseline to examine the impact of future health care reforms and
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the medicine in australia balancing employment and life mabel Longitudinal Survey protocol and baseline data for a prospective cohort study of australian doctors workforce participation
BMC Health Services Research, 2010Co-Authors: Catherine Marie Joyce, Anthony Scott, Sunghee Jeon, John Stirling Humphreys, Guyonne Kalb, Julia Witt, Anne LeahyAbstract:Background While there is considerable research on medical workforce supply trends, there is little research examining the determinants of labour supply decisions for the medical workforce. The "Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL)" study investigates workforce participation patterns and their determinants using a Longitudinal Survey of Australian doctors. It aims to generate evidence to support developing effective policy responses to workforce issues such as shortages and maldistribution. This paper describes the study protocol and baseline cohort, including an analysis of response rates and response bias.
Edward O Laumann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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assessment of social network change in a national Longitudinal Survey
Journals of Gerontology Series B-psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2014Co-Authors: Benjamin Cornwell, Philip L Schumm, Edward O LaumannAbstract:Objectives. This article describes new Longitudinal data on older adults’ egocentric social networks collected by the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP). We describe a novel Survey technique that was used to record specific personnel changes that occurred within respondents’ networks during the 5-year study period, and we make recommendations regarding usage of the resulting data.
