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NCT Number: NCT06634602

The Effect of Sports and Arts on Job Engagement Among Physicians

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).

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Key information

Conditions

Job Engagement Leisure Activities

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Marmara University School of Medicine

Istanbul, 34854, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

  • Those who did not complete the questionnaires were excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) scores among physicians based on their engagement in sports activities

    Time frame: 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.

  2. Evaluation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) scores among physicians based on their engagement in artistic activities

    Time frame: 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 outcomes

  1. Evaluation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) scores among physicians based on their sociodemographic characterictics

    Time frame: 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Buğu Usanma Koban

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Sports and Arts on Job Engagement Among Physicians: A Descriptive Study

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Oct 10, 2024
Registry last updated
Oct 10, 2024

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