Organizational Attachment of Interns in Poland to Healthcare System
| Autor: | Wojciech Bolanowski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel education Affect (psychology) Job Satisfaction Nursing Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires Malpractice Health care Industrial sociology medicine Humans health care economics and organizations business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Internship and Residency Questionnaire General Medicine Scale (social sciences) Job satisfaction Poland business Psychology Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health. 20 |
| ISSN: | 1896-494X 1232-1087 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/v10001-007-0025-1 |
| Popis: | Objectives: Despite the profound structural reform of the health service in Poland, the present organizational system of health care is subject to severe criticism. It is described as unjust and enhancing malpractice as well as migration of young doctors abroad. The commonly expressed disapproval and own observations on the organization and functions of health care are expected to affect future performance of medical interns and suppress their motivation to pursue professional career. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the extent to which the interns approve the present healthcare system as a measure of their organizational attachment. Method: Questionnaire survey was conducted in 992 interns (mean age 26 years) in 2004 and responses were evaluated using a specially designed scale of approval. Results: The majority of interns expressed high disapproval of the healthcare system. Conclusions: This disapproval can be regarded as an indirect measure of the lack of organizational attachment on the part of the interns. These findings may have negative consequences for the future functions of healthcare in Poland. Therefore, measures should be undertaken to promote positive attitudes among medical students and interns. The disapproval of the system is a personal attitude independent of the social and economic characteristics. One should note that the personnel mobility opportunities do not seem to be playing the role of an effective “safety valve” to diminish the disapproval of the system by medical interns. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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