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• TITLE: Physicians’ Life Satisfaction in Bhutan: A Nationwide Survey

  AUTHORS: Ugyen Dem, Marnina Swartz, Ilona Mirecki, Yoram Barak

  KEYWORDS: Physicians, Satisfaction, Gross National Happiness

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.6 No.1, January 26, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Objectives: Bhutan was the first country to invest in “gross national happiness”. Health care professionals usually report higher levels of happiness. In the last decade many physicians were reportedly dissatisfied with their lives and careers: “unhappy physicians”. We aimed to assess levels of happiness amongst Bhutanese physicians. Methods: Bhutanese physicians endorsed the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and a demographic questionnaire. Results: Of 176 physicians in Bhutan, 110 physicians completed the survey: 25.5% women and 74.5% men. Mean age was 36.9 years. Mean SWLS score for all physicians was 23.5 ± 6.9. Conclusions: Only two thirds (66.5%) of the Bhutanese physicians who have participated in this study were satisfied with life, which was significantly lower than rate in the Bhutanese general population or among Israeli Physicians participating in a similar study.