Effects of Job Participation on Intention to Leave among Physicians Working in Public Health Center

Abstract

Background: Intention to leave was an important managerial issue among physicians working in public health centers. This study was conducted to explore the relationship between job participations and intention to leave among physicians working in health centers. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted to gather information about job participation, intention to leave and demographics among physicians (n= 243) in public health centers in Korea. Job participation was measured by 15 items categorized 3 dimensions. Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the effect of job participation on intent to leave among physicians working in public health center. Results: Participation of medical treatment and administrative job were significantly associated with intention to leave adjusted for sex, age, income, working area, working duration, tenure, and overall job satisfaction. Therefore, physicians who actively participated in administrative job showed a lower turnover intention. Physicians who actively participated in medical treatment job had a higher quit intention. Conclusion: To retain qualified physicians in public health center, education should be reinforced to physician for administrative capacity building.

Turnover Intention and Its Related Factors of Employed Doctors in Korea

“…Regarding age differences in turnover intentions, the youngest respondents were more likely than those aged 40 to 49 to intend to make a change, which supports previous studies’ results [10,17]. Older employees tend to highly value stability, and they have relatively more opportunities for promotions and high incomes, which might relate to their lower turnover intentions.…”

“…There are only three previous studies on Korean doctors’ turnover intentions [10,16,17]. One study dealt with turnover intentions of doctors at general hospitals after the separation of prescribing and dispensing drugs [10].…”

“…One study dealt with turnover intentions of doctors at general hospitals after the separation of prescribing and dispensing drugs [10]. The other two studies targeted turnover intentions of doctors in public hospitals [16] and in the public health center [17]. So far, there is no approach to turnover intentions of doctor at all types of healthcare facilities.…”