Correlates of Frustration among British General Practitioners.

ENGLAND; WALES

This study deals with the correlates of three indices of frustration based on data obtained from a national sample of general practitioners in England and Wales. Thirty-five independent variables concerned with characteristics of the doctor and his educational background, the organization of doctors' practices and professional behavior and affiliations, and attitudinal orientations are investigated. Background and educational factors have little explanatory value. Indices describing organization of practice and professional behavior are poor predictors, with the exception of a variable defining the number of patients the doctor sees on a busy day. The doctors' attitudinal orientations account for from 12 to 28 per cent of the total variance in frustration. Frustration is negatively correlated with indices of quality of care. Implications of these findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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