TY - JOUR
AU - G. LaPlante
AU - O. Babenko
AU - A. Neufeld
A1 - 
AB - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: According to self-determination theory (SDT), fulfillment of three basic psychological needs-autonomy, competence, and relatedness-positively impacts people's health and well-being. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an accelerated adoption of virtual care practices coincided with a decline in the well-being of physicians. Taking into account the frequency of virtual care use, we examined the relationship between workplace need fulfillment and physician well-being. METHODS: Using online survey methodology, in March through June 2022, we collected data from 156 family physicians (FPs) in Alberta, Canada. The survey contained scales that measured workplace need satisfaction and frustration, subjective well-being (physical, psychological, and relational), and frequency of virtual care use. We performed correlational and regression analyses of the data. RESULTS: More frequent use of virtual care was associated with lower relatedness satisfaction among FPs. Controlling for the frequency of virtual care use, frustration of autonomy and competence needs negatively related to FPs' physical well-being; frustration of competence and relatedness needs negatively related to their psychological and relational well-being. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study align with SDT and underscore the importance of supporting FPs' basic psychological needs, while we work to integrate virtual care into clinical practice. In their day-to-day work, we encourage physicians to reflect on their own sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and consider how using virtual care aligns with these basic needs.
AD - Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada.; Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada.
AN - 38946752
BT - PRiMER
C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Policy
DO - 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.690812
DP - NLM
ET - 20240611
JF - PRiMER
LA - eng
N2 - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: According to self-determination theory (SDT), fulfillment of three basic psychological needs-autonomy, competence, and relatedness-positively impacts people's health and well-being. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an accelerated adoption of virtual care practices coincided with a decline in the well-being of physicians. Taking into account the frequency of virtual care use, we examined the relationship between workplace need fulfillment and physician well-being. METHODS: Using online survey methodology, in March through June 2022, we collected data from 156 family physicians (FPs) in Alberta, Canada. The survey contained scales that measured workplace need satisfaction and frustration, subjective well-being (physical, psychological, and relational), and frequency of virtual care use. We performed correlational and regression analyses of the data. RESULTS: More frequent use of virtual care was associated with lower relatedness satisfaction among FPs. Controlling for the frequency of virtual care use, frustration of autonomy and competence needs negatively related to FPs' physical well-being; frustration of competence and relatedness needs negatively related to their psychological and relational well-being. CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study align with SDT and underscore the importance of supporting FPs' basic psychological needs, while we work to integrate virtual care into clinical practice. In their day-to-day work, we encourage physicians to reflect on their own sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and consider how using virtual care aligns with these basic needs.
PY - 2024
SN - 2575-7873
SP - 32
ST - Virtual Care Integration: Balancing Physician Well-Being
T1 - Virtual Care Integration: Balancing Physician Well-Being
T2 - PRiMER
TI - Virtual Care Integration: Balancing Physician Well-Being
U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Policy
U3 - 10.22454/PRiMER.2024.690812
VL - 8
VO - 2575-7873
Y1 - 2024
ER -