SynthesisBMC family practice2016
Which positive factors determine the GP satisfaction in clinical practice? A systematic literature review.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Organisational-level risk and health-promoting factors within the healthcare sector-a systematic search and review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- What is the impact of integrated care on the job satisfaction of primary healthcare providers: a systematic review.Human resources for health · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of interventions for the well-being, satisfaction and flourishing of general practitioners-a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Leadership program with skills training for general practitioners was highly accepted without improving job satisfaction: the cluster randomized IMPROVEjob study.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Job Satisfaction and Chronic Stress of General Practitioners and Their Teams: Baseline Data of a Cluster-Randomised Trial (IMPROVEInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- General practice care models and satisfaction in Australian residential aged care homes: a national survey of GPs, practice nurses, and managers.Family practice · 2026Article
- Wellbeing at work among GPs working in multidisciplinary primary care teams: a cross-sectional study.BJGP open · 2026Article
- GP workforce sustainability to maximise effective and equitable patient care: a realist review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2026Review
- Intensified job demands among general practitioners in Finland: associations with work engagement, job satisfaction, and recovery.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Mapping the ideal job: insights into job resources of general practitioner trainees.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Primary care physicians' job satisfaction in eleven Western countries: a cross-sectional study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Job satisfaction criteria to improve general practitioner recruitment: a Delphi consensus.Family practice · 2024Article
- Changes in the attractiveness of medical careers and career determinants during the bachelor's program at Zurich medical schools.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Shall we all move to Denmark?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2023Article
- What kinds of work do Japanese primary care physicians who derive greater positive meaning from work engage in? A cross-sectional study.Journal of general and family medicine · 2023Article
- Ontario family physicians' perspectives about their scope of practice: what is it, what drives it and how does it change?BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Determinants of well-being and their interconnections in Australian general practitioners: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- The voice of the self: a typology of general practitioners' emotional responses to situational and contextual stressors.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2022Article
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- Priorities for family physician and general practitioner recruitment and retention in Singapore: a PRIORITIZE study.BMC family practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLooking at what makes General Practitioners (GPs) happy in their profession, may be important in increasing the GP workforce in the future. The European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) created a research team (eight national groups) in order to clarify the factors involved in GP job satisfaction throughout Europe. The first step of this study was a literature review to explore how the satisfaction of GPs had been studied before. The research question was "Which factors are related to GP satisfaction in Clinical Practice?"
methodsSystematic literature review according to the PRISMA statement. The databases searched were Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane. All articles were identified, screened and included by two separate research teams, according to inclusion or exclusion criteria. Then, a qualitative appraisal was undertaken. Next, a thematic analysis process was undertaken to capture any issue relevant to the research question.
resultsThe number of records screened was 458. One hundred four were eligible. Finally, 17 articles were included. The data revealed 13 subthemes, which were grouped into three major themes for GP satisfaction. First there were general profession-related themes, applicable to many professions. A second group of issues related specifically to a GP setting. Finally, a third group was related to professional life and personal issues.
conclusionsA number of factors leading to GP job satisfaction, exist in literature They should be used by policy makers within Europe to increase the GP workforce. The research team needs to undertake qualitative studies to confirm or enhance those results.
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