Exit this survey Compassion in Doctors New Zealand Question Title * 1. How did you hear about this study? Email Advertisement Through professional contact Post/mail Lecture/Conference Other please specify Question Title * 2. Age: Question Title * 3. Sex: Male Female Question Title * 4. Year of graduation from medical school (e.g. 1984, 2000): Question Title * 5. Are you still practicing clinical medicine that involves contact with patients? Yes No (please do not proceed with survey) Question Title * 6. Country of birth: New Zealand/Aotearoa Australia Philippines India China Korea Fiji Samoa United Kingdom United States of America Canada South Africa Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Country where you received most of your medical education from: New Zealand/Aotearoa Australia Philippines India China Korea Fiji Samoa United Kingdom United States of America Canada South Africa Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Main area of practice or specialisation: Acute and Trauma Surgery Anaesthesia Cardiology Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Genetics Clinical Research Dermatology Diagnostics/Intervention Radiology Emergency Medicine Epidemiology Family Planning Gastroenterology General Practice General Surgery Intensive Care Medicine Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology Medical Administration Musculoskeletal Medicine Neurology Neurosurgery Obstetrics & Gynaecology Occupational Medicine Ophthalmology Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Paediatric Surgery Paediatric Medicine Palliative Medicine Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery Psychiatry Public Health Medicine Radiation Oncology Rehabilitation Medicine Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Rural Hospital Medicine Scientific Research Sexual Health Medicine Sports Medicine Urology Vascular Surgery Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. Average number of patients seen per week: Question Title * 10. Average number of working hours per week: Question Title * 11. What is your annual income (from being a doctor)? $50,000 or less $51,000 - $100,000 $101,000 - $150,000 $151,000 - $200,000 $201,000 - $250,000 $251,000 - $300,000 more than $300,000 Question Title * 12. How many weeks of holidays do you take per year? (excluding conference/education leave) Question Title * 13. Average number of minutes per initial consultation (not including procedures): Question Title * 14. Average number of minutes per follow up consultation (not including procedures): Question Title * 15. What percentage of your consultations/clinical practice are based in: (total should add up to 100; do not put % in the box) a Private facility a Volunteer/NGO a Public/state funded facility Other Question Title * 16. What percentage of your patients are:(total should add up to 100; do not put % in the box) Private/fee paying/insurance reimbursed Public/state funded Combined fee paying and state funded Other Question Title * 17. What percentage of your total income (from being a doctor) comes from: (total should add up to 100; do not put % in the box) Government/state salary Private fees from patients Academic/university salary Primary health organisation salary NGO Other Question Title * 18. How would you characterise your current patient/clinical load? Too much A little more than what I want About right A little less than what I want Too little Question Title * 19. How would you characterise your overall workload as a doctor: Too much A little more than what I want About right A little less than what I want Too little Question Title * 20. Overall, how stressful is your family life/close relationships? 1 (Not at all stressful) 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Very stressful) Question Title * 21. Overall how stressful is your work as a doctor? 1 (Not at all stressful) 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Very stressful) Question Title * 22. How much does the threat of litigation or complaints affect your practice of medicine? 1 (Not at all) 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Quite a bit) Question Title * 23. Have you ever received formal complaints about your medical practice? Yes No If yes, how many? Question Title * 24. How would you rate your competence in your area of medicine? 1 (Minimally competent) 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Extremely competent) Question Title * 25. Have you been a primary caregiver to a loved one/family member/friend? Yes No Question Title * 26. Have you ever experienced substance use/abuse that negatively impacted your life (e.g. impair your ability to fulfil your obligations at work, family or socially)? Yes No Question Title * 27. Approximately how much time do you spend on hobbies or interests outside of medicine (e.g. sports, music, art, socializing, religious group, civic organisation)? 15 hours or more a week 10-15 hours a week 5-10 hours a week 1-5 hours a week less than 1 hour a week Question Title * 28. What is the population of the city/town where your main clinical practice is based? 500,000 or more (e.g. Auckland) 100,000 to 500,000 (e.g. Hamilton, Christchurch, Wellington) 50,000 to 100,000 (e.g. Rotorua, Palmerston North) 10,000 to 50,000 (e.g. Whanganui, Gisborne) population of less than 10,000 (e.g. Kerikeri, Wairoa) Question Title * 29. What socio-economic grouping do most of your patients belong to? Upper socio-economic status Average socio-economic status Lower socio-economic status Beneficiaries and or unemployed Cannot say Question Title * 30. How important are your patients’ psychosocial factors (e.g. family, culture, religion, life circumstances) in their diagnosis, treatment and management? 1 (Not at all) 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Very important) Question Title * 31. Do you think it is important to have training in empathy and compassion for patients after medical school (e.g. house officer or registrar training)? Yes No Question Title * 32. Did you have adequate training/role modelling in empathy and compassion after medical school (e.g. house officer or registrar training)? Yes No Question Title * 33. If a course/training programme in empathy and compassion was offered, would you attend? Yes No 11% of survey complete. Next
