Huisartsgeneeskunde: aantrekkingskracht en beroepstrouw ... - Lirias
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KCE Reports 90 Making G<strong>en</strong>eral Practice Attractive: Encouraging GP attraction and Ret<strong>en</strong>tion 53<br />
How do you see the profession of GP?<br />
Table 9: Statem<strong>en</strong>ts v (Likert scales) with respect to the characteristics of<br />
the profession<br />
Stud<strong>en</strong>ts who<br />
choose another<br />
specialty than GP<br />
Stud<strong>en</strong>ts who<br />
choose to<br />
become a GP<br />
Mean Mean<br />
(95% CI ) (95% CI )<br />
As long as it is well organized, the profession of GP makes for<br />
4,4 4,7 0,105 0,032<br />
a good combination with family life. (4,3-4,6) (4,5-4,8)<br />
Effect<br />
size<br />
4,6 5,2 0,325 0,000<br />
GPs have a lot of variety in their work. (4,5-4,8) (5,1-5,4)<br />
4,5 4,6 0,062 0,202<br />
GPs are first and foremost highly skilled practitioners. (4,3-4,6) (4,4-4,8)<br />
The profession of GP is a difficult discipline because you have<br />
4,9 5,1 0,114 0,020<br />
to know a lot about all differ<strong>en</strong>t fields. (4,8-5,0) (5,0-5,3)<br />
The profession of GP is difficult because you oft<strong>en</strong> have to deal<br />
4,7 5,0 0,174 0,003<br />
with uncertainties. (4,6-4,8) (4,8-5,2)<br />
The profession of GP allows you to work autonomously and I<br />
4,4 4,9 0,211 0,000<br />
think that is an advantage. (4,3-4,5) (4,7-5,1)<br />
GPs need to know a little bit about a lot of things (and other<br />
4,3 4,2 0,049 0,440<br />
specialists a lot about few things). (4,2-4,4) (4,0-4,4)<br />
4,7 4,7 0,006 0,898<br />
GPs have a lot of work pressure. (4,6-4,8) (4,6-4,9)<br />
4,2 4,5 0,164 0,002<br />
GPs get a lot of respect from pati<strong>en</strong>ts. (4,1-4,4) (4,4-4,7)<br />
3,5 2,9 0,209 0,000<br />
GPs need to be perman<strong>en</strong>tly available. (3,4-3,7) (2,7-3,2)<br />
GPs have the privilege of working with pati<strong>en</strong>ts in differ<strong>en</strong>t<br />
4,7 5,3 0,327 0,000<br />
stages of their life. (4,6-4,9) (5,2-5,4)<br />
2,9 2,9 0,006 0,904<br />
The financial aspect of the GP profession is appealing. (2,8-3,1) (2,7-3,1)<br />
3,3 3,2 0,034 0,493<br />
GPs need to be on call for a large number of days. (3,2-3,4) (3,0-3,4)<br />
4,4 3,6 0,322 0,000<br />
There is a lot of routine work involved in being a GP. (4,3-4,5) (3,5-3,8)<br />
3,9 3,8 0,002 0,967<br />
It is difficult for GPs to get help with their administrative work. (3,7-4,0) (3,6-4,0)<br />
4,3 4,4 0,097 0,049<br />
GPs need to follow a lot of refresher courses. (4,2-4,4) (4,3-4,6)<br />
3,4 3,4 0,008 0,876<br />
The profession of GP is highly respected. (3,3-3,5) (3,2-3,6)<br />
3,6 3,2 0,169 0,001<br />
Technology is not so important in GP practices. (3,5-3,8) (3,0-3,4)<br />
GPs are subject a great degree to the pressures and demands<br />
4,4 3,8 0,222 0,000<br />
of pati<strong>en</strong>ts. (4,2-4,5) (3,6-4,0)<br />
The profession of GP is a solitary one with little contact with<br />
3,7 2,7 0,400 0,000<br />
colleagues. (3,5-3,8) (2,5-2,9)<br />
3,9 4,6 0,320 0,000<br />
GPs have a lot of possibilities to study in sub domains. (3,8-4,0) (4,5-4,8)<br />
2,7 3,4 0,306 0,000<br />
GPs have lots of opportunities to do sci<strong>en</strong>tific research. (2,5-2,8) (3,2-3,6)<br />
P-value<br />
t-test n<br />
v Stud<strong>en</strong>ts were able to answer by means of a 6-point Likert scale where the first answering possibility was<br />
‘do not agree at all’ and the sixth category was ‘totally agree’.<br />
417<br />
417<br />
419<br />
421<br />
422<br />
420<br />
420<br />
419<br />
414<br />
415<br />
418<br />
409<br />
408<br />
413<br />
398<br />
412<br />
413<br />
411<br />
415<br />
412<br />
406<br />
412