Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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A Study of Factors Related to Korean Physicians' Trust in the Government: On the Target for Board Members of Physicians' Associations

한국의사의 정부신뢰 관련 요인 분석: 의사단체들의 일부 임원의사들을 중심으로

  • Lee, Sun-Hee (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Yang, Gun-Mo (Department of Public Administration, Graduate School of Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Seo, Ju-Hyun (Department of Medicine, Graduate School of Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Ju-Hye (Department of Medicine, Graduate School of Ewha Womans University)
  • 이선희 (이화여자대학교 의학전문대학원) ;
  • 양건모 (이화여자대학교 대학원 행정학과) ;
  • 서주현 (이화여자대학교 의학전문대학원 의과학과) ;
  • 김주혜 (이화여자대학교 의학전문대학원 의과학과)
  • Received : 2010.03.08
  • Accepted : 2010.07.16
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the factors related to Korean physicians' trust in the government. Methods: We used structured questionnaires that were composed of multidimensional scales for each of the various categories. Results: The recognition levels of trust of the government by Korean physicians were not high, and they ranged from 3.6 to 4.8 for ten scales. The factors related to trust in the government were categorized into seven factors on the basis of a factor analysis. On the regression analysis, a positive relationship was found between "the individual propensity to trust" and trust in the government, while a negative relationship was found between "the recognition level regarding the government as an authoritarian power" and trust in the government. "Confidence about participation in the policy process" as internal efficacy and "belief in governmental ability and motivation toward public demand" as external efficacy also showed a strong positive relationship with trust in the government. Conclusions: From these results, we can draw the conclusion that making efforts to improve the recognition level of trust in the government among physicians is an important policy task. To increase the trust level, participation of physicians in the policy process in various ways and open communication between the physicians' associations and the government should be facilitated.

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