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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?

SUBMITTER: Shin HY 

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

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Shin Hyun-Young HY  

BMC family practice 20200508 1


<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted an online survey with 4057 family medicine physicians in Korea in 2016. The results were analyzed using descript  ...[more]

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