Zsuzsa Győrffy1, László Kalabay2, András Mohos3, Bernadett Márkus2, Anna Nánási4, József Rinfel5, Edmond Girasek6, Péter Torzsa2. 1. Magatartástudományi Intézet, Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Budapest, Nagyvárad tér 4., 1089. 2. Családorvosi Tanszék, Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Budapest. 3. Családorvosi Intézet és Rendelő, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged. 4. Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék, Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Debrecen. 5. Alapellátási Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Orvostudományi Kar Pécs. 6. Egészségügyi Menedzserképző Központ, Semmelweis Egyetem, Egészségügyi Közszolgálati Kar Budapest.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The issue of gratuity is one of the most important health policy issues in Hungary. AIM: The authors' aim is to investigate the attitude of Hungarian family medicine trainees towards gratitude payment. METHOD: Quantitative, paper-based survey among trainees from four Departments of Family Medicine in Hungary (n = 152). RESULTS: More than 50 percent of the residents do not approve of accepting gratitude money. Men (p<0.026), and graduating residents accept it significantly more often (p<0.036) while doctors with children tend to accept it more frequently (p<0.051). They think that the reason for this phenomenon is the lack of proper care (65%), vulnerability and the sense of real gratitude patients feel (52%). According to the participants, the least influencing factor was the low salary of physicians (14.4%). They believe that accepting gratuity is a corruption, and it's humiliating for doctors (80-80%). CONCLUSION: Family medicine residents approve of gratitude money even less as compared to the results of previous studies, but related to other gratitude payment issues we have found similar opinions. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(26): 1028-1035.
INTRODUCTION: The issue of gratuity is one of the most important health policy issues in Hungary. AIM: The authors' aim is to investigate the attitude of Hungarian family medicine trainees towards gratitude payment. METHOD: Quantitative, paper-based survey among trainees from four Departments of Family Medicine in Hungary (n = 152). RESULTS: More than 50 percent of the residents do not approve of accepting gratitude money. Men (p<0.026), and graduating residents accept it significantly more often (p<0.036) while doctors with children tend to accept it more frequently (p<0.051). They think that the reason for this phenomenon is the lack of proper care (65%), vulnerability and the sense of real gratitude patients feel (52%). According to the participants, the least influencing factor was the low salary of physicians (14.4%). They believe that accepting gratuity is a corruption, and it's humiliating for doctors (80-80%). CONCLUSION: Family medicine residents approve of gratitude money even less as compared to the results of previous studies, but related to other gratitude payment issues we have found similar opinions. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(26): 1028-1035.
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Central and Eastern Europe; Kelet-Közép-Európa; alapellátás; családorvos-rezidens; family medicine trainees; gratitude payment; hálapénz; primary care
Authors: Csilla Semánová; Sarolta E Rurik; Csaba Dózsa; Zoltán Jancsó; László R Kolozsvári; Anna Nánási; Markéta Pfeiferová; Imre Rurik Journal: Prim Health Care Res Dev Date: 2019-09-09 Impact factor: 1.458