PHYSICIAN MOTIVATION
Title.
The Motivation of Physicians in Spain.
Background.
Health Services provide thousands of procedures
to millions of citizens. The quality, quantity and cost of
the procedures depend on numerous factors, among which the
doctor's motivation stands out.
Objective.
To describe physicans' motivations, their
perception of how the organization satisfies their motivations,
their kind of commitment to the organization and the dedication
of these professionals in their work.
Methodology.
This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study
made during a survey aimed at doctors in the provinces of
Madrid and Barcelona.
The doctors surveyed were professionals working in medical
care at a health care center. The sample was made up of 990
physicians (440 from Barcelona and 550 from Madrid), randomly
selected and representative of the body of doctors of the
study provinces.
The doctors were given a standardized, self-administered
questionnaire. The questionnaire gathered information about
the variables of study (motivational structure, compensatory
structure, commitment, dedication, individual characteristics
and characteristics of the center). Statistical calculations
were made of centralization and dispersion of the motivational
structure, the compensatory structure, commitment, and the
dedication of the sample of doctors, according to the characteristics
of the individual and the center. Studies of raw and adjusted
associations were made to identify the variables associated
with the motivational structure, the compensatory structure,
the commitment and dedication in the sample of doctors.
Participants, along with the Foundation's
Science Department.
Unit of Research on Health Services, IESE,
Illustrious College of Physicians of Madrid, Illustrious College
of Physicians of Barcelona.
Co funded by the Fund for Health Research of the Spanish
Ministry of Health and Consumer Protection, the Instituto
de Estudios Superiores de Empresa (IESE) (Institute for Business
Studies) and the Physicians Colleges of Madrid and Barcelona.
Status.
The work has given rise to the following
publications and presentations:
16th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Technology
Assessment in Health Care. La Haya, Holanda, 18-21//06/2000.
II Conferencia internacional sobre calidad de los cuidados
en salud mental. Madrid, 27/04/2000.
Proceedings of the International Society of Technology
Assessment in Health Care (ISTAHC) 15th Annual Meeting.
Edinburgh, UK, 20-23 June 1999.
XIX Jornadas de Economía de la Salud. Asociación
de Economía de la Salud. Zaragoza, 1999: 469-480.
14th Annual Meeting. ISTAHC. Ottawa, Canada, 7-10 Junio
1998.
13 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Technology
Assessment in Health Care. Abstracts book. Barcelona, 1997:90.
13th International ISQua Conference. Jerusalem, Israel,
27/5/96.
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