The instigation of physicians, their motivations for staffing remote areas, and Maslow theory .

ABSTRACT The purpose of the current article is to comment on the lack of human resources in the public health sector and the need to incite it. In addition, the categories of incentives that motivate health personnel in Greece and internationally to fill jobs in remote areas are analyzed. Furthermore, the obstacles that create the non-acceptance of jobs in border areas are described. Then, motivational theories are described with an emphasis among motivational theories in Maslow's theory, as the most appropriate for attracting medical staff. Based on this theory, a realistic framework of incentives is presented to motivate doctors in remote areas and proposals are listed to solve understaffing in them. The data were searched in the Greek and international literature, in the scientific search engine Google Scholar, Pubmed and in the database of the World Health Organization. In conclusion, the solution to the difficulties faced by public health organizations in hard-to-reach areas in terms of staffing services with medical staff is the institutionalization of an incentive framework. The desire to achieve universal coverage of workers' needs, satisfaction and efficiency has the ultimate goal of properly staffing distant health structures. Reducing understaffing will improve the quality of health services and the well-being of the population.

Keywords: incitement, motivation, motivation theories, doctors, remote areas