CMA 2021 National Physician Health Survey: comparison of geographic locations: urban/suburban vs. small town/rural/remote areas
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- Type
- Survey report
- Date
- 2023-02
- Corporate Author
- Canadian Medical Association
- Ipsos
- Our Focus
- Physician wellness and safety
- Administrative burden
- Type
- Survey report
- Date
- 2023-02
- Corporate Author
- Canadian Medical Association
- Ipsos
- Abstract
- The National Physician Health Survey (NPHS), conducted by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), aims to shed light on the health and wellness challenges faced by Canadian physicians and medical learners¹ with the objective of informing decision-making around physician health initiatives. The overarching goal of the 2021 NPHS is to generate an up-to-date and relevant dataset for a range of audiences, including organizations, researchers, educators and stakeholders, to inform and advance physician wellness initiatives, as well as support other strategic priorities for the CMA Enterprise. In the 2021 NPHS, new concepts are introduced that allow for an in-depth comprehension of the workplace factors that contribute to medical professionals' wellness, updating the knowledge gained in the 2017 NPHS.² The specific objectives of the 2021 NPHS are to measure physicians’ and medical residents’ wellness indicators and to understand the factors that affect these indicators. Using an equity lens, the study also intends to examine whether specific demographic subgroups have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study will help inform recommendations for systemic change to improve health outcomes both for medical doctors in urban/suburban areas and for those who serve small town/rural/ remote (geographically isolated) areas. This document presents the results of the 2021 NPHS for practising physicians and medical residents on the basis of the geographic location of their primary practice/residency area: urban/suburban vs. small town/rural/remote.