| Autor: |
Xenophon Bazoukis, Nicolaos Kalampokis, Alexandra Papoudou-Bai, George Bazoukis, Nikolaos Grivas |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Rural and Remote Health, Vol 20 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1445-6354 |
| DOI: |
10.22605/RRH4877 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Brain drain, an increasing phenomenon, can be defined as the international transfer of resources, in the form of a highly educated workforce, from developing to more developed countries. The tendency for migration leads to the activation of informational behaviour. The aim of this study was to search for the main causes of emigration of Greek medical doctors while their country suffers from an economic crisis. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a quantitative sampling method in the form of questionnaires was performed. These questionnaires were answered by 143 doctors working in the National Health System in the city of Ioannina in north-western Greece. Correlations between the examined parameters and predictive factors of immigration trend were recorded. Results: A total of 85% of the respondents were dissatisfied with their wage, only 30% were sure that they would keep their current job and nearly 52% of them answered negatively to questions regarding their professional development. Only 33% of the physicians were negatively disposed towards moving abroad. Most of them were permanent personnel. Unsatisfactory wages, job uncertainty, non-permanent working status and low professional development opportunities were correlated with the phenomenon of immigration (all p |
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