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ArticleMalaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia2019

Family Physicians' satisfaction with factors affecting the dynamism of the urban family physician program in the Fars and Mazandaran provinces of Iran.

M J Kabir, Z Hassanzadeh-Rostami, H Ashrafian Amiri, S D Nasrollapour Shirvani, A Keshavarzi, S Hosseini

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M J KabirPh.D. in Health Management Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health ResearchInstitute, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, I.R.Iran Email: dnshirvani@gmail.com; n.shirvani.1343@gmail.com.
Z Hassanzadeh-RostamiPhD Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, I.R. Iran.
H Ashrafian AmiriPhD student in Nutrition Sciences Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, I.R. Iran.
S D Nasrollapour ShirvaniMD Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, I.R. Iran.
A KeshavarziMD Deputy Health Service Insurance, Health Insurance Organization of Iran, Tehran. I.R. Iran.
S HosseiniMD Deputy Actuary & Study Center, Health Insurance Organization of Iran, Tehran. I.R. Iran.
Babol University of Medical Sciences · IRIran Meteorological Organization · IRGolestan University · IRShiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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objectiveA successful family physician program needs ongoing and full cooperation between people and the organizations in charge. Ensuring the satisfaction of family physicians through improvement of the underlying factors could motivate them to provide high-quality services. This study aimed to determine the family physicians' satisfaction level with the factors affecting the dynamism of the urban family physicians program in the Fars and Mazandaran provinces of Iran.

methodThis cross-sectional study was carried out in urban areas in the Fars and Mazandaran provinces in 2016. The sample consisted of 143 and 96 family physicians, respectively, in Fars and Mazandaran provinces and was selected using the stratified random sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire and included both sociodemographic variables and factors assessing the family physicians' satisfaction levels. Each factor was scored based on a Likert scale from 0 to 5 points, and any satisfaction level higher than 3 out of 5 was equated with being satisfied.

resultsThe overall satisfaction levels among family physicians in Fars and Mazandaran provinces were 2.77±0.53 and 3.37±0.56, respectively, revealing a statistically significant difference between provinces (p<0.001). Moreover, the mean satisfaction scores for the performances of healthcare centers, insurance companies, specialists, healthcare workers, and the population covered were 2.78±0.1, 2.54±0.9, 2.52±0.8, 4.24±0.07, and 2.96±0.8, respectively. The family physicians' levels of satisfaction were significantly correlated with population size (p=0.02, r= -0.106), and willingness to stay in an urban family physician program (p<0.001, r= +0.398).

conclusionThis study revealed that family physicians exhibited a low level of satisfaction with the urban family physician program. Given the direct association between family physicians' satisfaction levels and retention in the program, it is expected that family physicians will no longer stay in the program, and it is likely to have subsequent executive problems.

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