Impact of primary care physicians working part-time on patient care: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing numbers of primary care physicians (PCPs) are reducing their working hours. This decline may affect the workforce and the care provided to patients.

Objectives

This scoping review aims to determine the impact of PCPs working part-time on quality of patient care.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted using the databases PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. Peer-reviewed, original articles with either quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods designs, published after 2000 and written in any language were considered. The search strings combined the two concepts: part-time work and primary care. Studies were included if they examined any effect of PCPs working part-time on quality of patient care.

Results

The initial search r

SUBMITTER: Kegreiss S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10990256 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature