title: Satisfaction and motivation of general physicians toward their career.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Human resource in health system especially in developing countries has main role in health promotion. Therefore their satisfaction and motivation are the key points in developing health system.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the motivation and satisfaction of general physicians (GP) towards their career.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using random sampling, 150 physicians were selected from comprehension commercial database list. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that consisted of three sections; first demographic data, second work satisfaction and third questions toward biologic, dependent and growth motivation. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16 with P&lt;0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From participants 64.7% of physicians were in age between 30-40 years and 27.3% were men. Only 5.3% of physicians who were employed for over 10 years were satisfied from their career. Satisfaction of career among female and male physicians was 8% and 24% respectively. The item of job safety sensation in biologic motivation had maximum scale (4.1±0.89). In dependent and growth motivations, value success sensation in job (4+-0.88) and make new skills and knowledge (4+-0.67) had maximum scale of mean. Relation of growth motivators with age (P&lt;0.01), postgraduate duration (P&lt;0.005) was significant. Dependent motivators had significant relation with age (P&lt;0.04), postgraduate duration (P&lt;0.01) and employment duration (P&lt;0.002). Biological motivators had significant relation with sex (P&lt;0.4) and satisfaction of work hours (P&lt;0.007). Correlation of biological (r=0.44, P&lt;0.001) and growth (r=0.7, P&lt;0.001) motivators was significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Growth motivators score had higher ranking than other motivators. However, biological motivators especially job security and finance were also important and must be noticed from decision makers.
authors.affiliation: Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Ameneh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barikani
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Javadi
authors.forename: Aagil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammad
authors.forename: Barikani
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Firooze
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahnazi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors