Table 2 The degree of physician’s satisfactions on the Oki islands
Physician who are satisfieda | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grown up place | Medical university | |||||||
Total | Rural | Urban | p valueb | JMUc | Other than JMU | p valued | ||
n/total n (%) | Scoree (mean ± SD) | n/total n (%) | n/total n (%) | n/total n (%) | n/total n (%) | |||
Job and work environment | ||||||||
Professional identity as a doctor | 43/49 (87.8) | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 13/15 (86.7) | 30/34 (88.2) | ns | 31/36 (86.1) | 12/13 (92.3) | ns |
Relationship with patients | 39/46 (84.8) | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 13/15 (86.7) | 26/31 (83.9) | ns | 28/35 (80.0) | 11/11 (100.0) | ns |
Relationship with people in the community | 36/45 (80.0) | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 11/14 (78.6) | 25/31 (80.6) | ns | 27/35 (77.1) | 9/10 (90.0) | ns |
Opportunity to consult with peers about patients | 32/46 (69.6) | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 12/15 (80.0) | 20/31 (64.5) | ns | 25/35 (71.4) | 7/11 (63.6) | ns |
Working hours/condition | 28/46 (60.9) | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 12/15 (80.0) | 16/31 (51.6) | ns | 21/35 (60.0) | 7/11 (63.6) | ns |
Recruitment of locum tenens | 25/47 (53.2) | 1.5 ± 1 | 8/15 (53.3) | 17/32 (53.1) | ns | 19/35 (54.3) | 6/12 (50.0) | ns |
Team work | 43/46 (93.5) | 2.4 ± 0.6 | 15/15 (100.0) | 28/31 (90.3) | ns | 33/35 (94.3) | 10/11 (90.9) | ns |
Medical clerks | 17/41 (41.5) | 1.3 ± 1 | 6/14 (42.9) | 11/27 (40.7) | ns | 11/30 (36.7) | 6/11 (54.5) | ns |
Cooperation with other medical facilities | 37/46 (80.4) | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 14/15 (93.3) | 23/31 (74.2) | ns | 27/35 (77.1) | 10/11 (90.9) | ns |
Teleradiology service | 29/45 (64.4) | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 9/15 (60.0) | 20/30 (66.7) | ns | 24/34 (70.6) | 5/11 (45.5) | ns |
Air medical service | 41/46 (89.1) | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 13/15 (86.7) | 28/31 (90.3) | ns | 32/35 (91.4) | 9/11 (81.8) | ns |
Medical instruments | 29/46 (63.0) | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 11/15 (73.3) | 18/31 (58.1) | ns | 22/35 (62.9) | 7/11 (63.6) | ns |
Career development | ||||||||
Attendance to academic meetings | 23/45 (51.1) | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 6/14 (42.9) | 17/31 (54.8) | ns | 19/35 (54.3) | 4/10 (40.0) | ns |
Opportunity to continue professional development | 15/46 (32.6) | 1.2 ± 0.9 | 3/15 (20.0) | 12/31 (38.7) | ns | 13/35 (37.1) | 2/11 (18.2) | ns |
Living conditions | ||||||||
Housing conditions | 36/46 (78.3) | 2 ± 0.9 | 11/15 (73.3) | 25/31 (80.6) | ns | 26/35 (74.3) | 10/11 (90.9) | ns |
Schooling for children | 23/40 (57.5) | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 5/12 (41.7) | 18/28 (64.3) | ns | 17/30 (56.7) | 6/10 (60.0) | ns |
Leisure | 29/46 (63.0) | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 8/15 (53.3) | 21/31 (67.7) | ns | 24/35 (68.6) | 5/11 (45.5) | ns |
Procurement of daily necessities | 22/46 (47.8) | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 4/15 (26.7) | 18/31 (58.1) | ns | 16/35 (45.7) | 6/11 (54.5) | ns |
Acceptance by community | 39/45 (86.7) | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 14/15 (93.3) | 25/30 (83.3) | ns | 28/34 (82.4) | 11/11 (100.0) | ns |
Support in daily life | 32/45 (71.1) | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 13/15 (86.7) | 19/30 (63.3) | ns | 23/34 (67.6) | 9/11 (81.8) | ns |
Salary | 41/45 (91.1) | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 12/14 (85.7) | 29/31 (93.5) | ns | 32/34 (94.1) | 9/11 (81.8) | ns |
Coordination and support by local government | 31/46 (67.4) | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 10/15 (66.7) | 21/31 (67.7) | ns | 23/35 (65.7) | 8/11 (72.7) | ns |