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. 2012 Sep 28;7(9):e45846. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045846

Table 3. Incentives to start and maintain teaching; benefits and barriers in teaching (5-point Likert scale from ‘strongly disagree’ = 1 to ‘strongly agree’ = 5).

Mean(SD) 1(%) 2(%) 3(%) 4(%) 5(%)
Motivation for taking-up Affiliation/Contact to University? 3.25(1.33) 16,15 12,12 20,96 32,31 18,46
a medical training Targeted Recruitment 2.87(1.67) 37,69 7,50 10,38 18,65 25,77
position Seminar/Course 2.64(1.28) 26,97 17,73 26,97 20,62 7,71
Contacts/Recommendation 2.49(1.64) 47,28 10,89 8,56 12,45 20,82
Unspecified Recognition 2.43(1.24) 31,08 22,01 25,48 15,25 6,18
Title of ‘Academic Trainer’? 2.14(1.16) 41,43 19,46 24,86 11,75 2,50
Payment 1.87(1.06) 50,58 21,43 20,46 5,02 2,51
Motivation to continue Pass on family physician knowledge 4.36(0.82) 1,34 2,50 6,53 38,58 51,06
Improve medical teaching 4.24(0.96) 2,30 3,84 11,52 32,44 49,90
Interest in promoting family medicine 4.16(1.04) 3,26 5,18 12,28 30,52 48,75
Interested to take on the responsibility of teaching 3.97(0.96) 1,93 5,59 19,08 40,85 32,56
Experience from your own training 3.88(1.09) 4,03 7,68 19,39 34,17 34,74
Is a professional expectation (Hippocratic oath) 3.86(1.08) 3,84 8,06 19,19 35,89 33,01
The challenge to keep current 3.77(1.03) 3,84 7,10 22,07 41,84 25,14
To refresh medical knowledge 3.59(1.07) 5,37 9,21 26,10 39,92 19,39
Contact to the University 3.06(1.13) 10,36 20,15 32,63 27,06 9,79
To overcome professional isolation 2.88(1.34) 22,46 15,55 26,10 23,03 12,86
To find a successor 2.11(1.29) 45,58 22,31 14,81 9,81 7,50
Family or practice tradition 1.70(1.16) 65,45 14,20 9,60 5,95 4,80
Advantages of teaching To present the complexity of family practice 4.69(0.66) 1,16 0,58 2,13 20,16 75,97
students To convey experiences 4.59(0.71) 1,36 0,78 2,91 26,94 68,02
To impart an understanding of patient 4.39(0.76) 1,17 0,97 6,80 39,81 51,26
Abilities and social competencies 3.33(1.10) 7,74 12,19 32,69 33,85 13,54
Personal satisfaction 3.19(1.10) 8,74 15,53 34,95 29,71 11,07
Patients are pleased with medical students 3.10(0.95) 5,43 19,19 40,70 29,26 5,43
It’s positive for care 2.88(1.06) 11,46 22,72 37,48 22,91 5,44
Supports care activities 2.43(1.05) 19,77 36,82 26,74 13,57 3,10
Higher profile 2.28(1.03) 27,22 31,47 29,54 10,04 1,74
Important for the future 2.19(1.05) 31,91 30,56 25,34 10,83 1,35
Increased income 1.49(0.83) 66,15 23,15 7,59 1,56 1,56
Disadvantages of Lack of time for teaching 3.05(1.13) 10,85 19,96 31,40 28,68 9,11
teaching students Students with insufficient background knowledge 2.86(1.12) 14,42 21,25 34,11 24,37 5,85
Performance measurements 2.77(1.23) 18,48 25,49 25,68 21,21 9,14
Insufficient time available to refresh knowledge 2.57(1.06) 18,83 27,57 33,98 16,89 2,72
Interruption of routines 2.48(1.11) 22,03 31,38 27,49 15,01 4,09
Insufficient knowledge of teaching techniques 2.33(1.03) 25,63 30,49 31,07 10,87 1,94
Insufficient pay 2.19(1.26) 40,66 23,74 18,09 10,89 6,61
Insufficient recognition 2.16(1.16) 38,45 25,24 22,91 8,93 4,47
Burden 2.08(0.99) 34,50 32,36 24,56 7,60 0,97
Unmotivated disinterested students 1.81(0.97) 47,47 32,10 14,59 3,50 2,33
Direct and indirect supervision 1.80(0.93) 47,28 32,30 14,79 4,47 1,17