Table 1 Current causes of medical dissatisfaction
From: Physicians’ job satisfaction and motivation in a public academic hospital
Extrinsic | Intrinsic |
|---|---|
✓ Income reduction | ✓ Loss of prestige and autonomy |
✓ Work overload | ✓ Conflicts between personal, family, and work life |
✓ Time pressure | ✓ Threat of malpractice proceedings |
✓ Changes in the organization and administration of the working environment | ✓ Depreciation between specialties |
✓ Decrease in freedom imposed by types of procedural standards | ✓ Lack of respect and appreciation of the work offered |
✓ Reduced time for appointments, which leads to a worsening of the doctor-patient relationship | ✓ Aggressiveness and violence from patients and the community |