Table 3 Career plans of Singapore GPs in the next 5 years
All (341) N (%) | Public (52) N (%) | Private (289) | Differences across public and private (χ2 and p-value) | Test of significance against adjusted α (Holm’s procedure) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leave GP/FM permanently | 49 (14.4%) | 2 (3.8%) | 47 (16.3%) | χ2 = 5.52 (p = .019) | NS |
Take a career break | 43 (12.6%) | 6 (11.5%) | 37 (12.8%) | NS | NS |
Work abroad | 21 (6.2%) | 4 (7.7%) | 17 (5.9%) | NS | NS |
Pursue further professional studies | 65 (19.1%) | 16 (30.7%) | 49 (17.0%) | χ2 = 5.45 (p = .020) | NS |
Participate in training programmes | 83 (24.3%) | 19 (36.52%) | 64 (22.1%) | χ2 = 4.96 (p = .026) | NS |
Reduce hours of clinical work | 175 (51.3%) | 14 (26.9%) | 161 (55.7%) | χ2 = 14.618 (p < .001) | Sig (adj α = .002) |
Increase hours of clinical work | 16 (4.7%) | 6 (11.5%) | 10 (3.5%) | χ2 = 6.43 (p = .011) # | NS |
Reduce management responsibilities | 76 (22.3%) | 7 (13.5%) | 69 (24.1%) | NS | NS |
Increase management responsibilities | 43 (12.6%) | 12 (23.1%) | 31 (10.7%) | χ2 = 6.10 (p = .014) | NS |
Reduce teaching responsibilities | 8 (2.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (2.8%) | NS | NS |
Increase teaching responsibilities | 46 (13.5%) | 20 (38.4%) | 26 (9.0%) | χ2 = 32.79 (p < .001) | Sig (adj α = .002) |
Reduce training responsibilities | 8 (2.3%) | 1 (1.9%) | 7 (2.4%) | NS | NS |
Increase training responsibilities | 28 (8.2%) | 12 (23.1%) | 16 (5.6%) | χ2 = 11.20 (p = .001) | Sig (adj α = .002) |
Reduce research responsibilities | 6 (1.8%) | 3 (5.8%) | 3 (1.0%) | χ2 = 5.71 (p = .017) # | NS |
Increase research responsibilities | 23 (6.7%) | 9 (17.3%) | 14 (4.8%) | χ2 = 11.87 (p = .001) # | Sig (adj α = .002) |
Others (status quo, business ventures, etc.): | 55 | 5 | 50 |