[Assessment of the occupational perspectives of general practitioners in a rural area. Results from the study HaMedSi (Hausärzte [GPs] for Medical education in Siegen-Wittgenstein)].
Einschätzung der beruflichen Perspektive von Hausärzten im ländlichen Raum : Ergebnisse der HaMedSi-Studie (Hausärzte für Medizinerausbildung in Siegen-Wittgenstein).
GPs’ shortage
occupational perspective
real medical treatment situation
rural region
Journal
MMW Fortschritte der Medizin
ISSN: 1613-3560
Titre abrégé: MMW Fortschr Med
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 100893959
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
12
02
2019
accepted:
27
02
2019
entrez:
7
10
2019
pubmed:
7
10
2019
medline:
31
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Shortage of general practitioners (GPs), especially in rural areas, is an increasing problem for the German healthcare system. Different approaches are pursued to counteract this development. The study HaMEdSi (Hausärzte (GPs) for Medical Education in Siegen-Wittgenstein) among other things examines the occupational perspectives of the GPs depending on their surgeries' characteristics and draws a realistic picture of how primary care in the region of Siegen-Wittgenstein, representative for many rural regions, will develop over the next few years. A survey was conducted among GPs in the region of Siegen-Wittgenstein. This area is a representative rural region in Germany. GPs were amongst other assessed regarding their demographic characteristics and working perspectives. A representative number of GPs took part in the study (n = 85, 54%). For instance, 50.6% of the study participants will no longer be working in practice in 10 years from now and 25% of them assume that their practices be closed after the age-related retirement due to a lack of successor. The situation in rural areas in reality looks worse than previously estimated in the assessments of the Statutory Health Insurance. Something must be done here to mitigate the impending GPs' shortage. Measures such as promotion of training, employment or settlement in undersupplied regions as well as cross-border promotion, could on the long term compensate for the shortage that threatens many rural regions in Germany.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Shortage of general practitioners (GPs), especially in rural areas, is an increasing problem for the German healthcare system. Different approaches are pursued to counteract this development. The study HaMEdSi (Hausärzte (GPs) for Medical Education in Siegen-Wittgenstein) among other things examines the occupational perspectives of the GPs depending on their surgeries' characteristics and draws a realistic picture of how primary care in the region of Siegen-Wittgenstein, representative for many rural regions, will develop over the next few years.
METHOD
METHODS
A survey was conducted among GPs in the region of Siegen-Wittgenstein. This area is a representative rural region in Germany. GPs were amongst other assessed regarding their demographic characteristics and working perspectives.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A representative number of GPs took part in the study (n = 85, 54%). For instance, 50.6% of the study participants will no longer be working in practice in 10 years from now and 25% of them assume that their practices be closed after the age-related retirement due to a lack of successor.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The situation in rural areas in reality looks worse than previously estimated in the assessments of the Statutory Health Insurance. Something must be done here to mitigate the impending GPs' shortage. Measures such as promotion of training, employment or settlement in undersupplied regions as well as cross-border promotion, could on the long term compensate for the shortage that threatens many rural regions in Germany.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31587169
doi: 10.1007/s15006-019-0919-4
pii: 10.1007/s15006-019-0919-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
ger
Sous-ensembles de citation
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