title: [Motivations for foreign employment and carrier change among Hungarian physiotherapists].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  An increasing motivation can be experienced among professional workers within the Hungarian healthcare system towards foreign employment or career change.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the authors was to assess Hungarian physiotherapists' migration and career changing behaviour and to understand the underlying factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A national survey in Hungary from April to August, 2014 was performed. Only physiotherapists who practice in Hungary were included (n = 215).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results suggest that age (p<0.05) and the rate of financial appreciation experienced in the workplace (p<0.01) significantly affect the appearance of migratory thoughts. Those physiotherapists who do not feel themselves financially appreciated, are 55 times more likely to search for employment outside the country's borders [OR = 55.28 CI (95%) = 18.85 to 161.12]. The most common causes for that are unfavourable financial (p<0.01) and moral recognition (p<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In order to prevent our already highly-qualified colleagues from leaving the country or from considering to leave the profession we should concentrate on increasing the financial and moral appreciation of the profession within the Hungarian healthcare system.
authors.affiliation: Egészségbiztosítási Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs, Mária u. 5-7., 7621.|Klinikai Központ, Pécsi Tudományegyetem Pécs.
authors.forename: Róbert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pónusz
authors.affiliation: Egészségbiztosítási Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs, Mária u. 5-7., 7621.
authors.forename: Dalma
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kovács
authors.affiliation: Táplálkozástudományi és Dietetikai Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs.
authors.forename: László Bence
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Raposa
authors.affiliation: Fizioterápiás és Sporttudományi Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs.
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hock
authors.affiliation: Klinikai Központ, Pécsi Tudományegyetem Pécs.
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Decsi
authors.affiliation: Fizioterápiás és Sporttudományi Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs.
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kránicz
authors.affiliation: Egészségbiztosítási Intézet, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Egészségtudományi Kar Pécs, Mária u. 5-7., 7621.|Klinikai Központ, Pécsi Tudományegyetem Pécs.
authors.forename: Dóra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Endrei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D038622:Internationality; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D059825:Physical Therapists / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057566:Self Report; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017132:Workplace
keywords: career change; egészségpolitika; gyógytornász; health policy; human resources; humán erőforrás; migration; migráció; physiotherapist; pályaelhagyás