Reasons for the choice of General Practice

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Autor(a) principal: Castro, Hélia
Data de Publicação: 2000
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
DOI: 10.32385/rpmgf.v16i6.9813
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v16i6.9813
Resumo: Objective: To find out the reasons doctors present for choosing general practice as a career, and to analyse factors associated with rank of preference. Type of study: Cross-sectional with an analytical component. Site: Northern Portugal. Population: Doctors who entered the General Practice Specialty Internship. Sample: Convenient sample made up of doctors who entered the GP internship in Northern Portugal, from January 1st 1988 until May 31st 1998 (n = 299). Methods: Data were collected by means of a structured, confidential, non-validated questionnaire, which was elaborated by the author and mailed to the participants in two phases. An alternatives scale was used to assess the influence of each reason for choosing general practice. Descriptive statistical measurements were calculated, and the Chi-square test was employed to assess the statistical significance of the proportions found between the group which had chosen general practice as a first-line option, and the group of the remainder. A level of significance equal to 0.01 (p
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spelling Reasons for the choice of General PracticeMotivos invocados para a escolha de Clínica GeralEscolha da carreiraClínica GeralPortugalCareer optionsGeneral PracticePortugalObjective: To find out the reasons doctors present for choosing general practice as a career, and to analyse factors associated with rank of preference. Type of study: Cross-sectional with an analytical component. Site: Northern Portugal. Population: Doctors who entered the General Practice Specialty Internship. Sample: Convenient sample made up of doctors who entered the GP internship in Northern Portugal, from January 1st 1988 until May 31st 1998 (n = 299). Methods: Data were collected by means of a structured, confidential, non-validated questionnaire, which was elaborated by the author and mailed to the participants in two phases. An alternatives scale was used to assess the influence of each reason for choosing general practice. Descriptive statistical measurements were calculated, and the Chi-square test was employed to assess the statistical significance of the proportions found between the group which had chosen general practice as a first-line option, and the group of the remainder. A level of significance equal to 0.01 (pObjectivos: Conhecer os motivos invocados pelos médicos para a escolha de Clínica Geral e analisar factores associados à escolha em primeira opção. Tipo de estudo: Descritivo transversal com componente analítico. Local: Zona Norte de Portugal. População: Médicos que ingressaram no internato complementar de Clínica Geral. Amostra: De conveniência, constituída pelos médicos que ingressaram neste internato, na zona Norte de Portugal, desde 1 de Janeiro de 1988 a 31 de Maio de 1998 (n = 299). Métodos: A colheita de dados foi feita através de um questionário estruturado, confidencial, não validado, elaborado pela autora para o efeito, enviado pelo correio aos elementos da amostra, em duas fases. Avaliou-se a influência de cada motivo na escolha da Clínica Geral através de uma escala de alternativas. Calcularam-se as medidas de estatística descritiva e efectuou-se o teste de qui-quadrado para analisar a significância estatística das proporções encontradas entre o grupo que escolheu Clínica Geral em primeira opção e o grupo constituído pelos restantes. Considerou-se um nível de significância igual a 0,01 (pAssociação Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar2000-11-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v16i6.9813https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v16i6.9813Portuguese Journal of Family Medicine and General Practice; Vol. 16 No. 6 (2000): Revista Portuguesa de Clínica Geral; 427-39Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar; Vol. 16 Núm. 6 (2000): Revista Portuguesa de Clínica Geral; 427-39Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar; Vol. 16 N.º 6 (2000): Revista Portuguesa de Clínica Geral; 427-392182-51812182-517310.32385/rpmgf.v16i6reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://rpmgf.pt/ojs/index.php/rpmgf/article/view/9813https://rpmgf.pt/ojs/index.php/rpmgf/article/view/9813/9551Castro, Héliainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-09-17T11:58:09Zoai:ojs.rpmgf.pt:article/9813Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-09-17T11:58:09Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Reasons for the choice of General Practice
Motivos invocados para a escolha de Clínica Geral
title Reasons for the choice of General Practice
spellingShingle Reasons for the choice of General Practice
Reasons for the choice of General Practice
Castro, Hélia
Escolha da carreira
Clínica Geral
Portugal
Career options
General Practice
Portugal
Castro, Hélia
Escolha da carreira
Clínica Geral
Portugal
Career options
General Practice
Portugal
title_short Reasons for the choice of General Practice
title_full Reasons for the choice of General Practice
title_fullStr Reasons for the choice of General Practice
Reasons for the choice of General Practice
title_full_unstemmed Reasons for the choice of General Practice
Reasons for the choice of General Practice
title_sort Reasons for the choice of General Practice
author Castro, Hélia
author_facet Castro, Hélia
Castro, Hélia
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Castro, Hélia
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Escolha da carreira
Clínica Geral
Portugal
Career options
General Practice
Portugal
topic Escolha da carreira
Clínica Geral
Portugal
Career options
General Practice
Portugal
description Objective: To find out the reasons doctors present for choosing general practice as a career, and to analyse factors associated with rank of preference. Type of study: Cross-sectional with an analytical component. Site: Northern Portugal. Population: Doctors who entered the General Practice Specialty Internship. Sample: Convenient sample made up of doctors who entered the GP internship in Northern Portugal, from January 1st 1988 until May 31st 1998 (n = 299). Methods: Data were collected by means of a structured, confidential, non-validated questionnaire, which was elaborated by the author and mailed to the participants in two phases. An alternatives scale was used to assess the influence of each reason for choosing general practice. Descriptive statistical measurements were calculated, and the Chi-square test was employed to assess the statistical significance of the proportions found between the group which had chosen general practice as a first-line option, and the group of the remainder. A level of significance equal to 0.01 (p
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