Schmidtke, I., Balen, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-4736-8465 and Dormon, F. (2017) Healthworkers’ motivation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature. Medical Research Archives, 5 (8). ISSN 2375-1916
Abstract
Healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face a double burden of workforce challenges: low availability of healthworkers, and poor performance of many in post. Knowledge of what motivates healthworkers in their work may help address both challenges. To understand developments in this area, a systematic review of f literature was conducted. From an initial 4341 papers, 73 met the review’s inclusion criteria, encompassing a mix of focuses, methodologies, and geographical areas. Five themes are identified by healthworkers in the studies reviewed as influencing their motivation: working conditions (54 studies), financial incentives (46 studies), social incentives (37 studies), career development (31 studies) and living conditions (28 studies). As in previous reviews, there is a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of interventions for improving the availability, performance and motivation of healthworkers. A number of areas for further research are highlighted such as: developing effective interventions, understanding the role of context, and analysing the cost-effectiveness of different approaches to attracting and motivating healthworkers.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Knowledge Enterprises Incorporated |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2018 15:36 |
Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2018 15:36 |
Published Version: | https://journals.ke-i.org/index.php/mra/article/vi... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:131444 |