THE IMPACT OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS’ PERCEIVED OVERQUALIFICATION ON TURNOVER INTENTION
Author(s)
Xi X, Li W, Yang Y
China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
BACKGROUND Primary care physicians in China generally have higher turnover tendencies. Physicians are more inclined to work in secondary and tertiary hospitals, and the number of primary care physicians cannot meet the increasing medical needs. International experience shows that one of the important reasons which affect turnover intention is physicians’ highly perceived overqualification. However, few empirical studies have explored the relationship between the turnover intention of Chinese primary care physicians and the perceived overqualification. OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between the level of perceptive overqualification of primary care physicians and their turnover intention in China. METHODS: Data were collected from samples of primary care physicians from three regions in Jiangsu Province in China. Turnover intention measurement scales, perceived overqualification questionnaires, and perceived stress scales were utilized to measure variables of turnover intention, level of perceived overqualification, working pressure and demography. Multivariate linear regression was used to analyze the impact of high perceived overqualification on turnover intention. RESULTS: Data analysis shows that the level of perceived overqualification is positively correlated with turnover intention, that is, the higher the level of perceived overqualification of primary care physicians is, the higher their turnover intention will be. CONCLUSIONS: Reducing the level of perceived overqualification of primary care physicians is crucial to stabilizing the construction of primary care team. Therefore, it suggested that relevant administrators should take targeted measures to reduce the level of perceived overqualification in order to reduce the turnover intention
Conference/Value in Health Info
2018-11, ISPOR Europe 2018, Barcelona, Spain
Value in Health, Vol. 21, S3 (October 2018)
Code
PHP82
Topic
Health Policy & Regulatory, Health Service Delivery & Process of Care
Topic Subcategory
Health Care Research, Hospital and Clinical Practices, Pricing Policy & Schemes
Disease
Multiple Diseases