Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)- UNL, Rua da Junqueira, 100 1349- 008 Lisboa, Portugal
Research Article
Health Professional Mobility Effects on
Professional Development, Job Satisfaction
and Empowerment
Author(s): Paula Maria* (MD, MSc)*
Introduction: Human resources are a fundamental part of health systems and health services. Job satisfaction is a well established determinant for human health resources retention and quality of health care and health outcomes. Objectives: To investigate health professional mobility effects on health organizations effectiveness and performance, on health professionals development, training, skills acquisition and job satisfaction in a EU country (Portugal), through a survey (electronic survey) addressed to health professionals. Methods: The “Conditions of Work Effectiveness - Questionnaire-II”, validated for the Portuguese language, was selected, to evaluate the perceptions of health workers, Portuguese speakers, working in Portugal or other countries of the European Union (EU) regarding the dimensions of access to opportunity, access to information, professional support, .. View More»
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