Frequency of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with practice among rural-based, group-employed physicians and non-physician practitioners

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-15

  Waddimba, Anthony C ^a,b   Scribani, Melissa ^a   Krupa, Nicole ^a   May, John J ^a,c   Jenkins, Paul ^a  

^a BASSETT HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Health workforce; Inflated beta regression; Job satisfaction; Nurse practitioners; Physician assistants; Physicians; Quality of work life; Rural healthcare

Indexed keywords

AVERSION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW YORK; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY; WORKLOAD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH; SATISFACTION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK-TAKING; RURAL HEALTH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84995519525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1777-8     Document Type: Article

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