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Kashfi SM, Yazdankhah M, Kashfi SH, et al. The performance of rural family physicians in Fars province, Iran. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019;8(1):269-273doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_22_17.
Kashfi, S. M., Yazdankhah, M., Kashfi, S. H., & Jeihooni, A. K. (2019). The performance of rural family physicians in Fars province, Iran. Journal of family medicine and primary care, 8(1), 269-273. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_22_17
Kashfi, Seyyed Mansour, et al. "The performance of rural family physicians in Fars province, Iran." Journal of family medicine and primary care vol. 8,1 (2019): 269-273. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_22_17
Kashfi SM, Yazdankhah M, Kashfi SH, Jeihooni AK. The performance of rural family physicians in Fars province, Iran. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jan;8(1):269-273. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_22_17. PMID: 30911518; PMCID: PMC6396585.
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J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jan;8(1):269-273. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_22_17.

The performance of rural family physicians in Fars province, Iran.

Journal of family medicine and primary care

Seyyed Mansour Kashfi, Maryam Yazdankhah, Seyyed Hannan Kashfi, Ali Khani Jeihooni

Affiliations

  1. Department of Public Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran.
  2. Department of Larestan Nursing School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  3. Department of Public Health, School of Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.

PMID: 30911518 PMCID: PMC6396585 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_22_17

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Family physician (FP) program is a complete health-care system whose most important results are elimination of individuals' confusion when going to the doctor and increase in their satisfaction with health services. This study aimed to evaluate the performance, strengths, and weaknesses of FP program.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 52 FPs in Fars province were selected via stratified sampling and their performance was investigated. The data were collected using FPs performance questionnaire that included five domains, namely, management, performance, contract guidelines, community involvement, and outcomes. Then, the data were entered into the SPSS statistical software, version 19, and were analyzed using

RESULTS: Among the 52 FPs under study, 56.9% were male and 43.1% were female. The lowest and highest scores were related to community involvement (3.93 ± 0.81) and outcomes (23.52 ± 3.04), respectively. The results showed significant relationships between most domains (

CONCLUSION: Considering diverse activities done by FPs, the wide area of our country, and issues related to increasing satisfaction among physicians and individuals covered by the program, further researches are required in this area.

Keywords: Evaluation; family physician; performance

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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