Threats or violence from patients was associated with turnover intention among foreign-born GPs - a comparison of four workplace factors associated with attitudes of wanting to quit one's job as a GP

• Main Authors: Mari Eneroth (Author), Marie Gustafsson Sendén (Author), Karin Schenck Gustafsson (Author), Maja Wall (Author), Ann Fridner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: General practitioners (GPs) are crucial in medical healthcare, but there is currently a shortage of GPs in Sweden and elsewhere. Recruitment of GPs from abroad is essential, but foreign-born physicians face difficulties at work that may be related to turnover intention, i.e. wanting to qu...