FACTOR | SWITCHING TO OR FROM FAMILY MEDICINE (FM) | MEAN (STANDARD DEVIATION) | T | P VALUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
Medical lifestyle | From FM | 2.21 (.88) | −8.34 | <.0005 |
To FM | 3.35 (.89) | |||
Encouragement by physician | From FM | 2.69 (1.10) | 2.17 | .031 |
To FM | 2.32 (1.09) | |||
Discouragement by a physician or negative clinical exposure | From FM | 1.77 (.72) | 0.92 | .363 |
To FM | 1.67 (.68) | |||
Economics or politics | From FM | 1.94 (.82) | 6 | <.0005 |
To FM | 1.32 (.43) | |||
Competence or skills | From FM | 2.34 (.87) | 5.05 | <.0005 |
To FM | 1.74 (.63) | |||
Positive clinical exposure | From FM | 3.50 (1.11) | 3.55 | .001 |
To FM | 2.88 (1.16) | |||
Ease of residency entry | From FM | 1.26 (.53) | −5.47 | <.0005 |
To FM | 1.82 (.80) |