Abstract
Purpose：This study focuses on“ Internists Specialized for Organs/Region”. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between their depth of understanding about the characteristics of “General Practitioners” and their recognition of the need for receiving clinical training for home medical care before changing the direction of their careers.
Methods：A questionnaire involving 2,666 participants was conducted from January to April 2016. It focused on changes in career direction from internal-medicine physicians specialized for Organs/Region to general practitioners. The questionnaire included a scale for the recognition of the role of general practitioner and how much importance participants placed on home medical care training for “General Practitioners”. A logistic regression analysis was conducted on the recognition scale score (“Very important” or “ Otherwise”).
Results：Valid responses were received from 501 physicians (18.7%). A significant association was observed between the recognition score of “General Practitioner” and the need for clinical training for home medical care based on the multiple logistic regression analysis (adjusted odds ratio: 1.06; 95% confidence interval: 1.03-1.08; p<0.0001).
Conclusion：It was suggested that the majority of “ Internists Specialized for Organ/Region” recognize the importance of “General Practitioners”. This perspective had a positive correlation to the need for receiving clinical training for home medical care before changing their career direction to “ General Practitioner”.
