Assessing Motivation Perception among Physicians Working in Different Health Setups of Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of this part of the study was to assist in filling the knowledge gap of physicians’ motivation perception along with its differences and similarities between public-private and among primary, secondary and tertiary care setups. Methodology: From public primary, public secondary and public and private tertiary health setups in Lahore, Pakistan, 360 physicians were selected by a strati[1]fied random sampling. The overall larger mixed method study exploring physicians’ motivation, used a pretested, semi-structured and self[1]administered questionnaire along with in-depth interviews. Findings for this part of the study includes; physicians were asked to respond to an open ended question in questionnaire; how would you define motivation? And for the qualitative part of the study, 16 physicians were interviewed with 12 from Public sector (4 each from primary, secondary and tertiary) and 4 from a private tertiary setup. Interviews were fully transcribed immediately after the data collection process. Manual thematic analysis was also conducted in parallel. Triangulation was done by comparing findings from the individual in-depth interviews with findings from the survey. Similarities and differences across dif[1]ferent setups and by gender were also explored. Results: Study findings showed that physicians mostly perceive motivation as an intrinsic factor such as inner drive or force to do work, drive to fulfill inner desires and serving people. A few physicians also reported that money and respect were motivation to them. There were no major differences found in terms of different setups and gender except that the drive to serve people was relatively more often reported by physicians working in primary setups. Conclusions: Findings showed that physicians mostly perceive motivation as an intrinsic factor. A few physicians also reported that money and respect were motivation to them. There were no major differences found in terms of different setups and gender except that the drive to serve people was relatively more often responded by primary care physicians. Study findings assisted to identify motivation perception across different clinical settings in Lahore, Pakistan.