Understanding physicians' intentions to withdraw from practice: The role of job satisfaction, job stress, mental and physical health

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-115

  Williams, Eric S ^a   Konrad, Thomas R ^b   Scheckler, William E ^c   Pathman, Donald E ^b   Linzer, Mark ^c   McMurray, Julia E ^c   Gerrity, Martha ^d   Schwartz, Mark ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intention to leave; Job satisfaction; Job stress; Mental health; Physical health; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949576361     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000304509.58297.6f     Document Type: Article

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