Understanding Physician Work Motivation

NCT ID: NCT02263521

Last Updated: 2015-01-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

4500 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-09-30

Brief Summary

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Development and validation of a measure of physician work motivation.

Detailed Description

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Not that long ago, most physicians were solo practitioners. Today, more physicians are working in large, integrated delivery systems, and many are employed by hospitals and multispecialty group practices. These dramatic changes in the physician work environment raise important questions on how evolving physician payment and care delivery models support or undermine your motivation and ability to deliver high-quality patient care.

To evaluate the impact of workplace changes on what motivates physician to deliver good patient care, this study aims to develop an accurate measure of physician work motivation. Simultaneously, the investigators plan to test hypotheses on the role of various workplace and psychological factors in physicians' work motivation. Namely, the investigators hypothesize that:

20 to 25% of the variance in work motivation is explained by psychological needs satisfaction; 5 to 10% of the variance in self-reported overall health status and depression is explained by work motivation; 5% of the variation in work motivation is explained by work that is seen as a calling; and 5 to 10% of the variation in medicine viewed as a calling is explained by the learning environment.

Conditions

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Physician Work Motivation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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physicians

Nationally-representative sample of physicians in all specialties who have direct or indirect patient care responsibilities

No intervention employed. Study is based on a cross-sectional observational design.

Intervention Type OTHER

resident physicians

Nationally-representative of resident physicians in all specialties

No intervention employed. Study is based on a cross-sectional observational design.

Intervention Type OTHER

medical students

Nationally-representative sample of 4th year medical students in all US allopathic medical schools.

No intervention employed. Study is based on a cross-sectional observational design.

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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No intervention employed. Study is based on a cross-sectional observational design.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* practicing physicians in all medical specialties
* resident physicians in all medical specialties
* fourth year medical students in US allopathic medical schools

Exclusion Criteria

* physicians without an active medical license.
* resident physicians without an active medical license.
* fourth year medical students in US osteopathic medical schools
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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American Medical Group Association

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Illinois Institute of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Advocate Physician Partners

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Rochester

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

American Medical Association

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Audiey Kao, MD, PhD

Vice President, Ethics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Audiey Kao, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

American Medical Association

References

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Shearer DA. Management styles and motivation. Radiol Manage. 2012 Sep-Oct;34(5):47-52.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23130386 (View on PubMed)

Wright SM, Beasley BW. Motivating factors for academic physicians within departments of medicine. Mayo Clin Proc. 2004 Sep;79(9):1145-50. doi: 10.4065/79.9.1145.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15357036 (View on PubMed)

Williams GC, Rodin GC, Ryan RM, Grolnick WS, Deci EL. Autonomous regulation and long-term medication adherence in adult outpatients. Health Psychol. 1998 May;17(3):269-76. doi: 10.1037//0278-6133.17.3.269.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9619477 (View on PubMed)

Williams GC, Deci EL. Internalization of biopsychosocial values by medical students: a test of self-determination theory. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1996 Apr;70(4):767-79. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.70.4.767.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8636897 (View on PubMed)

Williams GC, Wiener MW, Markakis KM, Reeve J, Deci EL. Medical students' motivation for internal medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 1994 Jun;9(6):327-33. doi: 10.1007/BF02599180.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8077997 (View on PubMed)

Cerasoli CP, Nicklin JM, Ford MT. Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic incentives jointly predict performance: a 40-year meta-analysis. Psychol Bull. 2014 Jul;140(4):980-1008. doi: 10.1037/a0035661. Epub 2014 Feb 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24491020 (View on PubMed)

Gonzalez MG, Swanson DP, Lynch M, Williams GC. Testing satisfaction of basic psychological needs as a mediator of the relationship between socioeconomic status and physical and mental health. J Health Psychol. 2016 Jun;21(6):972-82. doi: 10.1177/1359105314543962. Epub 2014 Aug 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25104782 (View on PubMed)

Murayama K, Matsumoto M, Izuma K, Matsumoto K. Neural basis of the undermining effect of monetary reward on intrinsic motivation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Dec 7;107(49):20911-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1013305107. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21078974 (View on PubMed)

Wrzesniewski A, Schwartz B, Cong X, Kane M, Omar A, Kolditz T. Multiple types of motives don't multiply the motivation of West Point cadets. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jul 29;111(30):10990-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1405298111. Epub 2014 Jun 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24982165 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AMAHSA0901

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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