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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Apr 27;53(11):2273–2278. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.04.028

Table 2.

Job characteristics that may have led to changing employment.

Job Change in First Five Years

No Yes P Value


Count Column N % Count Column N %
How many hospitals or outreach clinics are you required to cover? Unanswered 7 7.20% 0 0.00% 0.169
One 17 17.50% 2 15.40%
More than 5 3 3.10% 0 0.00%
Three to Five 17 17.50% 6 46.20%
Two to Three 53 54.60% 5 38.50%
The work load is shared equally by all of my partners. Unanswered 7 7.20% 1 7.70% 0.769
FALSE 32 33.00% 3 23.10%
TRUE 58 59.80% 9 69.20%
The case load I am expected to maintain is excessive. Unanswered 7 7.20% 1 7.70% 0.006
FALSE 82 84.50% 7 53.80%
TRUE 8 8.20% 5 38.50%
The scope of cases is too limited. Unanswered 7 7.20% 1 7.70% 0.242
FALSE 72 74.20% 7 53.80%
TRUE 18 18.60% 5 38.50%
I am uncomfortable managing the acuity or complexity of the patients at my practice. Unanswered 7 7.20% 1 7.70% 0.595
FALSE 83 85.60% 10 76.90%
TRUE 7 7.20% 2 15.40%
I am required to stay in-house for call duties at one or more of the hospitals I cover. Unanswered 7 7.20% 1 7.70% 0.776
FALSE 75 77.30% 9 69.20%
TRUE 15 15.50% 3 23.10%