Table 1.
Physician characteristics, burnout and job satisfaction (n=1152)
| Variables | n | % |
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Gender | ||
| Male | 915 | 79.4 |
| Female | 237 | 20.6 |
| Age, years | ||
| <30 | 97 | 8.4 |
| 30–39 | 326 | 28.3 |
| 40–49 | 274 | 23.8 |
| 50–59 | 255 | 22.1 |
| ≥60 | 200 | 17.4 |
| Practice site | ||
| Clinic | 401 | 34.8 |
| District hospital | 121 | 10.5 |
| Regional hospital | 274 | 23.8 |
| Academic medical centre | 356 | 30.9 |
| Specialties | ||
| Internal medicine | 251 | 21.8 |
| Surgery | 131 | 11.4 |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 77 | 6.7 |
| Paediatrics | 127 | 11.0 |
| Years in practice | ||
| <10 | 308 | 26.7 |
| 10–19 | 325 | 28.2 |
| ≥20 | 519 | 45.1 |
| Practice location | ||
| Taipei | 432 | 37.5 |
| Northern | 140 | 12.1 |
| Central | 217 | 18.8 |
| Southern | 147 | 12.8 |
| Kao-Ping | 191 | 16.6 |
| Eastern | 25 | 2.2 |
| Attitudes towards the NHI | ||
| The NHI is necessary for public health | ||
| Strongly agree or agree | 817 | 70.9 |
| Neutral | 204 | 17.7 |
| Strongly disagree or disagree | 131 | 11.4 |
| The NHI is a favourable system to me | ||
| Strongly agree or agree | 622 | 54.0 |
| Neutral | 329 | 28.6 |
| Strongly disagree or disagree | 201 | 17.4 |
| Intrinsic motivators | ||
| Practice of medicine is a calling | ||
| Strongly agree or agree | 822 | 71.3 |
| Neutral | 206 | 17.9 |
| Strongly disagree or disagree | 124 | 10.8 |
| Personally rewarding hours per day | ||
| <2.5 | 117 | 10.2 |
| 2.5–5.0 | 447 | 38.8 |
| 5.0–7.5 | 394 | 34.2 |
| ≥7.5 | 194 | 16.8 |
| Meaningful, long-term relationships with patients | ||
| Most | 69 | 6.0 |
| Many | 437 | 37.9 |
| A few | 512 | 44.5 |
| None | 134 | 11.6 |
| Extrinsic motivators | ||
| Monthly income, NT$ | ||
| <200 000 | 568 | 49.3 |
| 200 000–299 999 | 321 | 27.9 |
| ≥300 000 | 263 | 22.8 |
| Work hours a week | ||
| ≤40 | 209 | 18.1 |
| 41–59 | 501 | 43.5 |
| ≥60 | 442 | 38.4 |
| Am able to provide needed outpatient services | ||
| Strongly agree or agree | 999 | 86.7 |
| Neutral | 131 | 11.4 |
| Strongly disagree or disagree | 22 | 1.9 |
| Am able to provide needed inpatient services | ||
| Strongly agree or agree | 609 | 52.9 |
| Neutral | 93 | 8.1 |
| Strongly disagree or disagree | 20 | 1.7 |
| Not applicable | 430 | 37.3 |
| Under pay-for-performance | ||
| No | 841 | 73.0 |
| Yes | 311 | 27.0 |
| Receive bonus | 123 | 39.5 |
| Do not receive bonus | 175 | 56.3 |
| Missing | 13 | 4.2 |
| Under bundled payments | ||
| No | 861 | 74.7 |
| Yes | 291 | 25.3 |
| Am required to share losses | 123 | 42.3 |
| Am not required to share losses | 168 | 57.7 |
| Burnout | ||
| Yes | 330 | 28.6 |
| No | 822 | 71.4 |
| Job dissatisfaction | ||
| Yes | 414 | 35.9 |
| No | 738 | 64.1 |
NT$32 equaled $1 in 2017.
NHI, National Health Insurance; NT, New Taiwan.