Attitudes of medical students and junior physicians towards working self-employed in private practice in Northern and Western Europe: a systematic review.
| Autor: | Meyer, Juliana, Gjessing, Sofie, Kristensen, Jette Kolding, Flessa, Steffen |
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ONLINE information services
WELL-being SELF-employment MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ATTITUDES of medical personnel SYSTEMATIC reviews QUANTITATIVE research QUALITATIVE research CONCEPTUAL structures JOB satisfaction RESEARCH funding QUALITY of life PHYSICIANS MEDICAL practice MEDLINE CONTENT analysis SOCIAL responsibility |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health (09431853); Nov2023, Vol. 31 Issue 11, p1759-1772, 14p |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: A shortage in primary care physicians has been a well-known challenge in many Western countries for several years. In addition, we currently see a trend in primary care, where an increasing number of physicians work as employees instead of being self-employed, even among general practitioners. To address this shortage, knowledge of the future specialists' attitudes toward working self-employed is needed. This qualitative systematic review aims to explore the attitudes of future specialists towards self-employment in private practice, and what factors influence these attitudes. Subject and methods: We conducted a systematic search using PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. We developed a search strategy that collected terms for future specialists, career choices, and self-employment and linked these with the Boolean operator "AND". We analysed the results using a qualitative content analysis, as both qualitative and quantitative studies were included in the research. Results: Self-employment is less attractive to future specialists. In particular, women prefer to be employed and receive a fixed salary. The main factors that influence the decision as to whether to become self-employed or not are financial conditions, bureaucracy and non-medical tasks, organisation, job satisfaction during residency, personal responsibility, career opportunities, specialty-dependent factors, personal environment, and education. Conclusion: Among future specialists, being self-employed is less attractive than being an employee. Students should be better informed about future career opportunities to make an informed decision. However, it should be examined whether other forms of organisation are more in line with the wishes of future specialists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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