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Thai physicians' career satisfaction.

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2004

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1252208

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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ

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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet. Vol 87 Suppl 4, No. (2004), p.S5-8

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Wattanasirichaigoon S., Polboon N., Ruksakom H., Boontheaim B., Sithisarankul P., Visanuyothin T. Thai physicians' career satisfaction.. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet. Vol 87 Suppl 4, No. (2004), p.S5-8. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6463

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Thai physicians' career satisfaction.

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Wattanasirichaigoon S.
 Polboon N.
 Ruksakom H.
 Boontheaim B.
 Sithisarankul P.
 Visanuyothin T.

Abstract

The purposes of this cross-sectional study were to collect data regarding satisfaction and influencing factors related to satisfaction of Thai Physicians. The survey was conducted during October 2002 to March 2003. Study subjects were 440 physicians obtained by systematic random sampling. They were asked to reply posted questionnaire and telephone interviewed later if they did not reply the mailed questionnaire. The authors could obtain data from 380 out of 440 cases (86.3%), 60.3% were male and 39.7% were female. Their average age was 43.9 and 37.7 years, respectively, with an overall average of 40.9 years. The level of career satisfaction of Thai Physicians was high (60.2%), moderate (37.2%) and low (2.6%). Conclusively the factors which influenced or predicted satisfaction of Thai physicians were age, exercise and accident. The author make some recommendations for improving Thai physicians' satisfaction.

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Adult
 Aged
 Article
 Asian
 Cross-sectional study
 Ethnology
 Female
 Health personnel attitude
 Human
 Job satisfaction
 Male
 Middle aged
 Physician
 Psychological aspect
 Questionnaire
 Randomization
 Socioeconomics
 Statistics
 Thailand
 Adult
 Aged
 Asian Continental Ancestry Group
 Attitude of Health Personnel
 Cross-Sectional Studies
 Female
 Humans
 Job Satisfaction
 Male
 Middle Aged
 Physicians
 Questionnaires
 Random Allocation
 Socioeconomic Factors
 Thailand

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