2010
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-201
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Motivational determinants among physicians in Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract: IntroductionHuman resource crises in developing countries have been identified as a critical aspect of poor quality and low accessibility in health care. Worker motivation is an important facet of this issue. Specifically, motivation among physicians, who are an important bridge between health systems and patients, should be considered. This study aimed to identify the determinants of job motivation among physicians, a neglected perspective, especially in developing countries.MethodsA stratified random sample … Show more

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“…This was because it was inconvenient to travel to the rural health facilities as most of them resided in cities. 36 Relocation to rural posts was even more difficulty for the female physicians. Many also experienced cultural restrictions and taboos to work in communities other than their own.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This was because it was inconvenient to travel to the rural health facilities as most of them resided in cities. 36 Relocation to rural posts was even more difficulty for the female physicians. Many also experienced cultural restrictions and taboos to work in communities other than their own.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the contrary frequent shift work is related with stress which results from lack of satisfaction and high job turnover among healthcare providers. 36,38 Respect given to physicians by the patients motivated physicians in this study. A healthy doctor-patient relationship was necessary and of paramount importance to the satisfaction of physicians.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…33,34 Improving intrinsic motivators and working conditions will be important to ensure success of the reforms, recognizing that the political and financial circumstances will make the latter challenging. Both Turkish and French experiences demonstrate the importance of investing in the public sector, in terms of enhancing working conditions, accountability, and professional development opportunities in luring physicians back to full-time practice.…”
Section: Incentivize Health Workersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The result is a debilitating brain drain. The migration of physicians from the poor to the rich countries has contributed immensely to the growing health-workforce crisis in the developing world [4].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…South Asia and Africa also bear the greatest burden of disease. Sub-Saharan Africa and South-east Asia together have 53 percent of the global disease burden but only 15 percent of the "world's healthcare workforce" [4].…”
Section: Political Economy Of the Donor Countriesmentioning
confidence: 99%