TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Obstetrician-gynecologists' role conflict in a natural disaster: professional versus family responsibilities
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Turrentine, Mark A.
A1  - Monga, Manju
A1  - Swaim, Laurie S.
SP  - 33
EP  - 37
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate role conflict between professional and familial responsibilities among obstetric health care providers during a natural disaster between those required to stay in the hospital versus those who were at home during a catastrophic weather event. <br><br>METHODS: A survey was used of obstetric attending and resident physicians in the Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology following Hurricane Harvey on August 26, 2017. <br><br>RESULTS: Ninety one of 103 physicians (88%) completed the survey. Survey responses were compared between physicians who worked in the hospital (n = 47) versus those who were at home (n = 44) during the storm and its immediate aftermath. Physicians in the hospital and at home agreed (47% and 48%, respectively, P = 0.94) that professional duties conflicted with family obligations and felt torn (49% and 55%, respectively, P = 0.48) regarding family obligations. A majority of homebound health care providers disagreed with the statement that professional duties override family responsibilities, whereas less than half of in-hospital providers felt the same (68% at-home versus 47% of the hospital-team, P = 0.10). <br><br>CONCLUSION: As organizations prepare for possible catastrophic situations, institutions must realize that obstetric health care providers will experience role conflict between professional and family responsibilities. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;page 1 of 5).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2018.123
ID  - ref1
ER  -