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

Eric S. Williams, Thomas R. Konrad, William E. Scheckler, Donald E. Pathman, Mark Linzer, Julia E. McMurray, Martha Gerrity, Mark Schwartz

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Abstract

Health care organizations may incur high costs due to a stressed, dissatisfied physician workforce. This study proposes and tests a model relating job stress to four intentions to withdraw from practice mediated by job satisfaction and perceptions of physical and mental health. The test used a sample of 1735 physicians and generally supported the model. Given the movement of physicians into increasingly bureaucratic structures, the clinical work environment must be effectively managed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Health Care Management
PublisherJAI Press
Pages243-262
Number of pages20
ISBN (Print)0762308028, 9780762308026
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvances in Health Care Management
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1474-8231

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported by grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (027069) and the National Research Service Award Training Program of the U .S . Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (5-T32-PE141001 and 5-T32-HS000032-07) .

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