Difficult medical encounters and job satisfaction - results of a cross sectional study with general practitioners in Germany

Abstract Background In primary care 15% of patient encounters are perceived as challenging by general practitioners (GP). However it is unknown what impact these encounters have regarding job satisfaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate which encounters are perceived as challenging by German...

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Main Authors: Katja Goetz, Janis Mahnkopf, Anna Kornitzky, Jost Steinhäuser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0747-0