B Le Floch1, H Bastiaens2, Jy Le Reste1, H Lingner3, Rd Hoffman4, R Assenova5, T Koskela6, Z Klemenc-Ketis7,8, P Nabbe1, T Montier1,9, L Peremans2,10,11. 1. ERCR SPURBO, Department of General Practice, Université De Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France. 2. Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium. 3. Centre for Public Health and Healthcare, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. 4. Department of Family Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. 5. Department of General Practice, University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 6. Department of General Practice, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland. 7. Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 8. Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia. 9. Faculté De Médecine Et Des Sciences De La Santé, Université Européenne De Bretagne, France. 10. Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium. 11. Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Abstract
Background: Despite several studies focusing on the negative aspects of general medicine, the speciality seems attractive for students. Researchers from the European General Practice Research Network created a group to study job satisfaction in general practice. The aim of this eight-country European study was to determine which positive view students have about general practice.Method: Systematic review of the literature from Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane databases. Articles published between 01/01/2000 and 12/31/2018 were searched and analysed by two researchers working blind. The data on satisfaction factors were extracted from the full text article used as verbatims. Then the data were coded with a thematic analysis. Results: 24 articles out of 414 were selected. Satisfaction factors were classified: teaching of general practice, workplace and organisational freedom, quality of life, variety in practice, workload balance and income. The analysis highlighted intellectual stimulation and the relationship built with patients and other professionals. Conclusion: Literature on the appeal of general practice for students revealed many factors of job satisfaction in general practice. It is possible to create a global view of a satisfied GP on the students' opinion. Courses and clerkships in general practice with positive role models are determining factors in career choice.
Background: Despite several studies focusing on the negative aspects of general medicine, the speciality seems attractive for students. Researchers from the European General Practice Research Network created a group to study job satisfaction in general practice. The aim of this eight-country European study was to determine which positive view students have about general practice.Method: Systematic review of the literature from Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane databases. Articles published between 01/01/2000 and 12/31/2018 were searched and analysed by two researchers working blind. The data on satisfaction factors were extracted from the full text article used as verbatims. Then the data were coded with a thematic analysis. Results: 24 articles out of 414 were selected. Satisfaction factors were classified: teaching of general practice, workplace and organisational freedom, quality of life, variety in practice, workload balance and income. The analysis highlighted intellectual stimulation and the relationship built with patients and other professionals. Conclusion: Literature on the appeal of general practice for students revealed many factors of job satisfaction in general practice. It is possible to create a global view of a satisfied GP on the students' opinion. Courses and clerkships in general practice with positive role models are determining factors in career choice.
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Career choice; general practitioners; job satisfaction; primary healthcare