Table 4

Comparison of job satisfaction of General Practitioners, Private and Public Psychiatrists.

General Practitioners

N = 180

Private psychiatrists

N = 45

Public psychiatrists

N = 63

Chi2 test

MHP practice satisfaction (%)

Having MHP patients that the practitioner would prefer not to cater for

64.2

55.6

64.4

ns

Having difficulties hospitalizing MHP patients (always/often)

46.9

40.0

41.0

ns

Unsatisfactory or very unsatisfactory relationships with

... GPs

19.0

33.3

29.7

0.05

... private psychiatrists

49.1

11.3

27.1

<0.0001

... public psychiatrists

29.9

29.7

18.8

<0.0001

... colleagues in general

16.2

23.5

10.5

ns

Relationships with mental health professionals are worse than with other health professionals

53.7

15.4

8.1

<0.0001

Having insufficient or very insufficient scope for taking on new patients (workload)

39.7

93.4

77.1

<0.0001

Scope for entrusting part of care to another professional insufficient or very insufficient

46.3

73.2

80.7

<0.0001

General practice satisfaction (%)

- clinical activities

Independence is essential or important

98.9

100.0

95.2

ns

Exchanges with colleagues are essential or important

99.4

88.8

98.5

ns

Possibility for being replaced insufficient or very insufficient

89.9

86.3

73.3

0.008

- other activities

Income is unsatisfactory or very unsatisfactory

44.8

56.8

57.7

ns

Administrative duties are demanding or very demanding

91.6

77.8

64.0

<0.0001

Time for further medical education is unsatisfactory or very unsatisfactory

65.7

57.8

77.4

ns

Time for reading medical journals is unsatisfactory or very unsatisfactory

64.4

66.7

78.1

ns

Opportunities for writing medical articles are unsatisfactory or very unsatisfactory

84.1

85.7

80.7

ns

Opportunities for being involved in research and evaluation studies are unsatisfactory or very unsatisfactory

98.3

87.1

68.4

ns

Younès et al. BMC Public Health 2005 5:104   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-104