Happiness and Impacts of Various Factors on the Happiness of Physicians Working in a Cancer Institute, North East India

Srabana Misra Bhagabaty; Surasmita Sinha; Manigreeva Krishnatreya; Bhabani Hazarika; Darshana Baruah; Dimpi Sharma Goswami

doi:10.31557/apjcc.2024.9.3.463-468

Authors

Srabana Misra Bhagabaty Departments of Preventive Oncology, Guwahati, India.
Surasmita Sinha Departments of Preventive Oncology, Guwahati, India.
Manigreeva Krishnatreya Cancer Registry and Epidemiology, Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, India.
Bhabani Hazarika Departments of Preventive Oncology, Guwahati, India.
Darshana Baruah Departments of Preventive Oncology, Guwahati, India.
Dimpi Sharma Goswami Departments of Preventive Oncology, Guwahati, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcc.2024.9.3.463-468

Keywords:

Doctor, happiness, oncology, treatment, centre

Abstract

Objective: To identify how happy are the physicians working in an Oncology setup and how different factors influence the happiness levels of these doctors working in this challenging setup.

Materials and methods: This is an observational study designed to be carried out at a Tertiary Cancer Care Centre. The survey was conducted from 1^st July to August 30^th, 2023. Self-administered Oxford Happiness Questionnaire was used, which is a closed-ended questionnaire. Those who were not willing to participate and whose work/ course duration was less than 6 months were not included in the study. Stephen Wright scoring was used. A score between 1-2 was interpreted as not happy, 2-3 meant somewhat unhappy, 3-4 was for not particularly happy, 4 represented somewhat happy, 4-5 was interpreted as rather happy or pretty happy, a score between 5-6 means very happy, 6 meant too happy.

Results: Out of 93 study subjects, 54 were men (58%) and 39 (42%) were women. Of 93 doctors, 68 (73.1%) were happy. Of 68 doctors, a somewhat happy category was 31 (33.3%) doctors, followed by 29 (31.2%) being pretty happy, and 8(8.6%) doctors who were very happy. Twenty-five (26.9%) doctors were unhappy.

Conclusion: The majority of doctors working in an oncology set-up were happy with no difference in gender. However, men were more likely to be very happy compared to women.