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Table 2 Frequency of recruitment/retention factors mentioned by type of respondents

From: Exploring the effects of telehealth on medical human resources supply: a qualitative case study in remote regions

Dimension

Factors (frequency)*

Individual

• Native of the region (5Mn, 12Md)

 

• Personality

 

   ▪Challenge (5Mn, 7Md)

 

   ▪Autonomy (2Mn, 3Md)

 

   ▪Feeling of security (2Mn, 3Md)

 

   ▪Polyvalent (1Mn, 4Md)

 

   ▪Resourceful (2Mn, 2Md)

 

   ▪Team work (1Mn, 1Md)

 

   ▪Healthy (2Md)

 

   ▪Easy to adapt (1Md)

Family

• Spouse influence (8Mn, 17Md)

 

• Family integration (7Mn, 15Md)

Community lifestyle

• Quality of life/Social and cultural life (12Mn, 21Md)

 

• Integration in the community (4Mn, 5Md)

Professional

• Occupational well-being (12Mn, 29Md)

 

• Multiskill practice (9Mn, 18Md)

 

• Technical support center (6Mn, 10Md)

 

• Team reputation (7Mn, 7Md)

 

• Specialist availability (4Mn, 8Md)

 

• Integration to the team (4Mn, 7Md)

Organisational

• Critical mass (6Mn, 22Md)

 

• Image of the center (4Mn, 3Md)

Educational

• Training in the region (7Mn, 6Md)

 

• CME (3Mn, 7Md)

 

• Effective education (3Md)

Economic

• Financial incitative (8Mn, 13Md)

  1. * Number of managers (Mn) and/or physicians (Md) who mentioned the item.