title: [A competency model of rural general practitioners: theory construction and empirical study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To perform theory construction and empirical study of the competency model of rural general practitioners.
  
  
  METHODS
  Through literature study, job analysis, interviews, and expert team discussion, the questionnaire of rural general practitioners competency was constructed. A total of 1458 rural general practitioners were surveyed by the questionnaire in 6 central provinces. The common factors were constructed using the principal component method of exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The influence of the competency characteristics on the working performance was analyzed using regression equation analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Cronbach 's alpha coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.974. The model consisted of 9 dimensions and 59 items. The 9 competency dimensions included basic public health service ability, basic clinical skills, system analysis capability, information management capability, communication and cooperation ability, occupational moral ability, non-medical professional knowledge, personal traits and psychological adaptability. The rate of explained cumulative total variance was 76.855%. The model fitting index were Χ(2)/df 1.88, GFI=0.94, NFI=0.96, NNFI=0.98, PNFI=0.91, RMSEA=0.068, CFI=0.97, IFI=0.97, RFI=0.96, suggesting good model fitting. Regression analysis showed that the competency characteristics had a significant effect on job performance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rural general practitioners competency model provides reference for rural doctor training, rural order directional cultivation of medical students, and competency performance management of the rural general practitioners.
authors.affiliation: 1Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Science in Anhui Universities/Research Center for General Practice Education Development of Bengbu Medical College, 2Department of Nursing Science, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China. E-mail: 18955272718@189.cn.
authors.forename: Xiu-Mu
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yu-Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Zheng-Fu
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Shne
authors.forename: Bu-Xin
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D058005:General Practitioners; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011361:Professional Competence; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires