Table 3.
Career satisfaction of physicians by identified predictor and dimensions (n=121).
| Measure | Foreign physicians | Spanish physicians | Mann-Whitney U Statistic | Had non-monetary incentives | Had not non-monetary incentives | Mann-Whitney U Statistic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | |||
| 16-item scale | 4.76 (0.71) | 4.91 | 4.31 (0.76) | 4.56 | 386* | 4.60 (0.41) | 4.66 | 4.24 (0.86) | 4.50 | 1233.5* |
| Personal | 4.77 (0.73) | 4.88 | 3.98 (0.97) | 4.25 | 306° | 4.25 (0.74) | 4.50 | 3.97 (1.13) | 4.25 | 1398 |
| Professional | 4.83 (0.82) | 5.00 | 4.50 (0.93) | 4.75 | 495.5 | 4.87 (0.50) | 5.00 | 4.36 (1.03) | 4.75 | 1167* |
| Performance | 4.81 (0.64) | 5.00 | 4.35 (0.78) | 4.50 | 394* | 4.63 (0.52) | 4.75 | 4.27 (0.85) | 4.50 | 1239.5* |
| Inherent | 4.63 (0.85) | 4.88 | 4.43 (0.73) | 4.50 | 486 | 4.64 (0.46) | 4.75 | 4.35 (0.84) | 4.50 | 1319.5 |
*P<0.05
°P<0.001.