A survey of the working status of family medicine physicians in clinics and hospitals in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the approximately 35 years since family medicine was established in South Korea, family medicine physicians have sought to expand their expertise to cover clinical fields beyond primary medicine. This study examines their working status and compares the working conditions of family medicine physicians in clinics and hospitals in Korea.

Methods

We conducted an online survey with 4057 family medicine physicians in Korea in 2016. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results

Of the respondents, 572 doctors were working in clinics and 441 in hospitals. In the analysis of treatment pattern by doctors, the rate of chronic disease management was 84.7% in clinics and 93.4% in hospitals (p <  0.001), and the rate of diseases covered by national

SUBMITTER: Shin HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7323610 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature