Challenges and Coping Strategies of Lone Physicians in Community Government Hospitals in Pangasinan

• Author(s): Jeff Jordan S. Regacho
• Paper ID: 1705289
• Page: 208-215
• Published Date: 19-12-2023
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 7 Issue 6 December-2023

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the challenges and coping strategies of lone physicians working in primary government hospitals in Pangasinan. This study is a descriptive quantitative research that utilized survey questionnaire as a tool to gather data. The study has 24 respondents that came from primary hospitals in Asingan, Bolinao, Mapandan, Manaoag, Pozorrubio, and Umingan, Pangasinan. The study identified challenges encountered related to physiological, patient-care and colleague’s relationship. The respondents utilized different types of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies to cope up with encountered challenges. The study recommends to create programs base from the results and conducted in secondary and tertiary hospitals in local government hospitals of Pangasinan to draw bigger picture on the scenario of other doctors working in the Province of Pangasinan.

Keywords

Challenges, Coping Strategies, Government Hospitals, Lone Physicians

Citations

IRE Journals:
Jeff Jordan S. Regacho "Challenges and Coping Strategies of Lone Physicians in Community Government Hospitals in Pangasinan" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 7 Issue 6 2023 Page 208-215

IEEE:
Jeff Jordan S. Regacho "Challenges and Coping Strategies of Lone Physicians in Community Government Hospitals in Pangasinan" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 7(6)