Factors Influencing the Productivity of Doctors Working in Hospitals in Erzurum Province, Turkey.

Labour productivity, particularly in high-stress sectors like healthcare, is a crucial area of ​​research due to its impact on human lives. The largest volume of health services is undoubtedly provided by public hospitals. In public hospitals, the percentage of the development of hospitals and doctors, and thus the country, constitutes a significant part of the workforce. The aim of this study is to determine the factors that affect the work productivity of doctors working in one of the coldest cities in Turkey, Erzurum. Descriptive statistics, averaging methods, Chi-square test, binary logistic regression analysis, and correlation analysis were applied to the physicians' responses. A questionnaire was completed by 276 physicians working in three hospitals in the city: a University Hospital, a Government Hospital, and a District Hospital. According to the results, doctors' productivity was found to be statistically related to years of working in the hospital, trust, solidarity, and cooperation with colleagues, finding colleagues productive, the architecture of the hospital and the security provided in the hospital, having information about private hospitals in the city, training, congresses and seminars related to the specialty, while despite the cold weather in Erzurum (p<0.05).