Table 2 Overall mean scores for importance, advantages/challenges, and community Apgar scores
From: Exploring healthcare provider retention in a rural and frontier community in Northern Idaho
Advantage or Challengea | Importanceb | Apgar Scorec | |
|---|---|---|---|
Economic class | |||
Part-time Opportunities | -0.27 | 2.7 | -0.73 |
Loan Repayment | 0.20 | 3.1 | 0.62 |
Salary (Amount) | 0.17 | 3.4 | 0.58 |
Signing Bonus/Moving Expenses | 0.34 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Length of Contract Flexibility | 0.21 | 2.9 | 0.62 |
Perceived Fiscal Stability | 0.17 | 3.3 | 0.56 |
Production Incentive | 0.20 | 3.1 | 0.61 |
Retirement Package | 0.37 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
CME Benefit | 0.63 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
Competition | 0.10 | 2.7 | 0.27 |
Facility and community support class | |||
Physical plant and equipment | 0.13 | 3.2 | 0.42 |
Plans for capital investment | 0.10 | 3.1 | 0.31 |
Electronic medical records | -0.77 | 3.4 | -2.6 |
Leadership | 0.40 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
Televideo support | -0.53 | 2.9 | -1.6 |
Community need/support | 0.53 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
Welcome and recruitment program | 0.54 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
Medical reference resources | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.9 |
Delegated patient services | 0.21 | 2.9 | 0.60 |
Moonlighting opportunities | 0.27 | 2.6 | 0.69 |
Geographic class | |||
Access to larger community | -0.70 | 2.6 | -1.8 |
Demographics: underserved/pay or mix | -0.77 | 2.8 | -2.1 |
Housing (availability and/or affordability) | -1.2 | 3.2 | -3.7 |
Schools | -0.25 | 3.2 | -0.81 |
Social networking | -0.47 | 2.7 | -1.3 |
Recreational opportunities | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
Spousal satisfaction (education, work, general) | -0.34 | 3.5 | -1.2 |
Shopping and other services | -0.77 | 2.6 | -2.0 |
Climate | 0.60 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
Perception of Community | -0.10 | 2.8 | -0.28 |
Medical support class | |||
Perception of quality | 0.77 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
Stability of physician workforce | 0.33 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
Specialist availability | -0.31 | 3.1 | -0.95 |
Nursing workforce | -0.31 | 3.5 | -1.1 |
Mid-level provider workforce | 0.62 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
Ancillary staff workforce | 0.30 | 3.1 | 0.92 |
Pharmacy services | 0.31 | 3.1 | 0.97 |
Allied mental health workforce | -0.10 | 3.3 | -0.33 |
Language support services | -0.24 | 2.8 | -0.66 |
Call/practice coverage | 0.03 | 3.5 | 0.10 |
Scope of practice class | |||
Obstetrics: prenatal care | 0.79 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
Obstetrics: deliveries/C-section | 0.79 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
Inpatient care | 0.87 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
Emergency/stabilization care | 0.86 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
Minor trauma (casting/suturing) | 0.86 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
Office GYN procedures | 0.61 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
Mental health | -0.17 | 3.2 | -0.55 |
Mid-level supervision | 0.30 | 2.8 | 0.84 |
Teaching | 0.76 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
Administration | 0.23 | 3.1 | 0.71 |