Threats or violence from patients was associated with turnover intention among foreign-born GPs – a comparison of four workplace factors associated with attitudes of wanting to quit one’s job as a GP

Threats or violence from patients was associated with turnover intention among foreign-born GPs – a comparison of four workplace factors associated with attitudes of wanting to quit one’s job as a GP

Objective: General practitioners (GPs) are crucial in medical healthcare, but there is currently a shortage of GPs in Sweden and elsewhere. Recruitment of GPs from abroad is essential, but foreign-born physicians face difficulties at work that may be related to turnover intention, i.e. wanting to qu...

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Main Authors: Mari Eneroth, Marie Gustafsson Sendén, Karin Schenck Gustafsson, Maja Wall, Ann Fridner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Subjects:
Physicians
general practitioners
personnel turnover
foreign-born doctors
regression analysis
violence
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2017.1333319

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