Part-time physicians... prevalent, connected, and satisfied

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 300-303

  Mechaber, Hilit F ^a   Levine, Rachel B ^b   Manwell, Linda Baier ^c   Mundt, Marlon P ^c   Linzer, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Part time; Physicians; Work hours; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CLIMATE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PHYSICIAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS; TRUST;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 39249084272     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0514-3     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Spickard A Jr., Gabbe SG, Christensen JF. Mid-career burnout in generalist and specialist physicians. JAMA. 2002;288:1447-50.
2. Survey: 60% of primary care physicians would choose another field. Med News Today. Available at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/81499.php. Accessed January 8, 2008.
3. American Medical Association, Women Physicians Congress. 2001 status report. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/hod_ibot15_doc.doc. Accessed July 12, 2007.
4. Clarkberg M, Moen P. Understanding the time-squeeze: married couples preferred and actual work-hour strategies. Am Behav Sci. 2001;44:1115-36.
5. Dorsey E, Jarjoura D, Rutecki GW. Influence of controllable lifestyle on recent trends in specialty choice by US medical students. JAMA. 2003;290:1173-8.
6. American Association of Medical Colleges. Third annual AAMC physician workforce research conference, May 3-4, 2007, Washington, DC. Available at: http://www.aamc.org/workforce/pwrc/start.htm. Accessed November 7, 2007.
7. McMurray JE, Cohen M, Angus G, et al. Women in medicine: a four-nation comparison. J Am Med Womens Assoc. 2002;57:185-90.
8. Fairchild DG, McLoughlin KS, Gharib S, et al. Productivity, quality, and patient satisfaction: comparison of part-time and full-time primary care physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16:663-7.
9. Linzer M, Baier Manwell L, Mundt M, et al. Organizational climate, stress, and error in primary care: the MEMO Study. In: Advances in patient safety: from research to implementation. AHRQ Publication No. 050021 (1). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2005, vol.1: 65-77. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances/. Accessed November 7, 2007.
10. Williams ES, Konrad TR, Linzer M, et al. Refining the measurement of physician job satisfaction: results from the Physician Worklife Study. Med Care. 1999;37:1140-54.
11. Konrad TR, Williams ES, Linzer M, et al. Measuring physician job satisfaction in a changing workplace and a challenging environment. Med Care. 1999;37:1174-82.
12. Motowidlo SJ, Packard JS, Manning MR. Occupational stress: its causes and consequences for job performance. J Appl Psychol. 1986;71:618-29.
13. Rohland BM, Kruse G, Rohrer JE. Valiation of a single-item measure of burnout against the Maslach Burnout Inventory among physicians. Stress Health. 2004;20:75-9.
14. Linzer M, Konrad TR, Douglas J, et al. Managed care, time pressure, and physician job satisfaction: results from the Physician Worklife Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2000;15:441-50.
15. Kralewski JE, Wingert TD, Barbouche MH. Assessing the culture of medical group practices. Med Care. 1996;34:377-88.
16. Haas JS, Cook EF, Puopolo AL, Burstin HR, Cleary PD, Brennan TA. Is the professional satisfaction of general internists associated with patient satisfaction. J Gen Intern Med. 2000;15(2):122-8.
17. Kao AC, Green DC, Davis NA, Koplan JP, Cleary PD. Patients' trust in their physicians: effects of choice, continuity, and payment method. J Gen Intern Med. 1998;13:681-6.
18. Williams ES, Skinner AC. Outcomes of physician job satisfaction: a narrative review, implications, and directions for future research. Health Care Manage Rev. 2003;28:941-6.
19. Linzer M, Visser MR, Oort FJ, Smets EM, McMurray JE, de Haes HC. Predicting and preventing physician burnout: results from the United States and The Netherlands. Am J Med. 2001;111:170-5.
20. Parkerton PH, Wagner EH, Smith DG, Straley HL. Effect of part-time practice on patient outcomes. J Gen Intern Med. 2003;18:717-24.
21. Asch DA, Jedrziewski MK, Christakis NA. Response rates to mail surveys published in medical journals. J Clin Epidemiol. 1997;50:1129-36.