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ArticlePrimary health care research & development2019

Malpractice litigation, workload, and general practitioner retirement.

Søren Birkeland, Søren Bie Bogh

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Article in Primary health care research & development, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Søren BirkelandCentre for Quality and Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Middelfart, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-7857-3181
Søren Bie BoghCentre for Quality and Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Middelfart, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-6207-0501
University of Southern Denmark · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the association between general practitioner (GP) stress factors, including involvement in malpractice litigation or high workload levels during 2007 and ensuing retirement in a sample of Danish GPs. The case file and register information of 739 GPs were examined. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated for all causes of retirement from 2007 to 2016. During the study period, 34% of GPs had ceased to practice (n = 260). The HR for retirement was higher with increasing age (HR = 1.19 per year) and lower if practicing in a clinic with a greater number of GPs (HR = 0.47) but no statistically significant association was found between retirement and litigation or higher workload. Knowledge on factors influencing GPs' decision on whether to continue working is important to ensure sustainable primary care provision.

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General PractitionersRetirementWorkloadDenmarkFemaleHumansMaleMalpracticeStress, Psychologicalgeneral practicemalpracticeretirement

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PMID32799978
PMCPMC6476390
OpenAlexW2923460890

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