Working life expectancy of physicians: the case of primary care physicians in Czechia.

IF 3.9 2区 医学 Q1 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Tereza Havelková, Luděk Šídlo
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Abstract

Background: The decrease in the number of healthcare workers and the resulting deterioration in healthcare quality and availability have been subjected to intensive discussion in Czechia in recent years. Estimating future healthcare worker capacities requires a detailed analysis of their "movement" within the healthcare system. This study focuses on exits of the primary care physicians from the healthcare system in Czechia.

Methods: Using anonymised data obtained from the largest Czech health insurance company (2012-2022), we constructed working life tables and calculated working life expectancy, which indicates the expected average number of remaining years of work at the exact age of the physician. The study focuses on primary care physicians, who are crucial for the effective functioning of the healthcare system.

Results: At age 50, working life expectancy was 20 years for female physicians and approximately 21 years for male physicians. Over the monitored period, working life expectancy decreased by 1 year for both genders. Gynaecologists had the longest working life expectancy, while dentists had the shortest.

Conclusions: The decrease in the working life expectancy and the length of tenure indicates the need to create favourable conditions for the extension of the working lives of physicians to avoid early exits from the system.

医生的工作预期寿命:捷克初级保健医生的案例。
背景:近年来,卫生保健工作者数量的减少以及由此导致的卫生保健质量和可用性的恶化在捷克受到了广泛的讨论。估计未来卫生保健工作者的能力需要详细分析他们在卫生保健系统内的“流动”情况。本研究的重点是退出初级保健医生从医疗保健系统在捷克。方法:使用从捷克最大的健康保险公司(2012-2022)获得的匿名数据,我们构建了工作寿命表并计算了工作预期寿命,工作预期寿命表示医生在相同年龄时期望的平均剩余工作年数。该研究的重点是初级保健医生,谁是至关重要的医疗保健系统的有效运作。结果:在50岁时,女医生的工作预期寿命为20年,男医生的工作预期寿命约为21年。在监测期间,男女的工作预期寿命都减少了1年。妇科医生的工作寿命最长,而牙医的最短。结论:工作预期寿命和任期的缩短表明需要为延长医生的工作寿命创造有利条件,以避免过早退出系统。
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Human Resources for Health
Human Resources for Health Social Sciences-Public Administration
CiteScore
8.10
自引率
4.40%
发文量
102
审稿时长
34 weeks
期刊介绍: Human Resources for Health is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal covering all aspects of planning, producing and managing the health workforce - all those who provide health services worldwide. Human Resources for Health aims to disseminate research on health workforce policy, the health labour market, health workforce practice, development of knowledge tools and implementation mechanisms nationally and internationally; as well as specific features of the health workforce, such as the impact of management of health workers" performance and its link with health outcomes. The journal encourages debate on health sector reforms and their link with human resources issues, a hitherto-neglected area.
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