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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019

The performance of rural family physicians in Fars province, Iran.

Seyyed Mansour Kashfi, Maryam Yazdankhah, Seyyed Hannan Kashfi, Ali Khani Jeihooni

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Seyyed Mansour KashfiDepartment of Public Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran.
Maryam YazdankhahDepartment of Public Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran.
Seyyed Hannan KashfiDepartment of Larestan Nursing School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ali Khani JeihooniDepartment of Public Health, School of Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFamily physician (FP) program is a complete health-care system whose most important results are elimination of individuals' confusion when going to the doctor and increase in their satisfaction with health services. This study aimed to evaluate the performance, strengths, and weaknesses of FP program. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 52 FPs in Fars province were selected via stratified sampling and their performance was investigated. The data were collected using FPs performance questionnaire that included five domains, namely, management, performance, contract guidelines, community involvement, and outcomes. Then, the data were entered into the SPSS statistical software, version 19, and were analyzed using

resultsAmong the 52 FPs under study, 56.9% were male and 43.1% were female. The lowest and highest scores were related to community involvement (3.93 ± 0.81) and outcomes (23.52 ± 3.04), respectively. The results showed significant relationships between most domains (

conclusionConsidering diverse activities done by FPs, the wide area of our country, and issues related to increasing satisfaction among physicians and individuals covered by the program, further researches are required in this area.

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