Factors Associated With Job Satisfaction of Frontline Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
Purpose: The current research on frontline medical staff in China fighting against COVID-19 has not yet addressed job satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to investigate the job satisfaction of those who were sent to support Hubei province, China, or worked in local designated hospitals, and t...
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| description | Purpose: The current research on frontline medical staff in China fighting against COVID-19 has not yet addressed job satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to investigate the job satisfaction of those who were sent to support Hubei province, China, or worked in local designated hospitals, and then analyze the associated influencing factors.Materials and Methods: A total of 455 medical staff who worked at the frontline of the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Hubei province was selected using simple random sampling. They were asked to fill out a self-developed general information questionnaire as well as the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), from 10 January to 10 March 2020.Results: The average job satisfaction score of the participants was 82.58 ± 11.11. The influencing factors include education (P = 0.002), years of work experience (P = 0.006), anti-epidemic work duration (P = 0.048), daily sleep duration (P < 0.001), and the form of participation (P < 0.001).Conclusions: This study, for the first time, measures the job satisfaction of frontline medical staff in fighting against COVID-19 in China. The job satisfaction of frontline medical staff was at a “relatively decent” level, higher than the previous similar measures among medical staff. Related management departments should further improve the job satisfaction of frontline medical staff by meeting their reasonable demands, strengthening the emergency response and practical operation training of junior staff, and ensuring their ample time for sleep and rest. This study is of great reference value for improving the job satisfaction level of frontline medical staff during public health emergencies, developing medical staff security policies, and promoting the establishment of emergency response teams. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28270f28f8624d089bc5bb7ae80b3b542022-12-22T01:19:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652020-08-01810.3389/fpubh.2020.00426558872Factors Associated With Job Satisfaction of Frontline Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in ChinaXiaoyan Yu0Xiaoyan Yu1Yuxin Zhao2Yuxi Li3Chao Hu4Huilan Xu5Xianmei Zhao6Jin Huang7Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Nursing, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Health Toxicology, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaHigh School of National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Nursing, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Nursing, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, ChinaPurpose: The current research on frontline medical staff in China fighting against COVID-19 has not yet addressed job satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to investigate the job satisfaction of those who were sent to support Hubei province, China, or worked in local designated hospitals, and then analyze the associated influencing factors.Materials and Methods: A total of 455 medical staff who worked at the frontline of the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Hubei province was selected using simple random sampling. They were asked to fill out a self-developed general information questionnaire as well as the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), from 10 January to 10 March 2020.Results: The average job satisfaction score of the participants was 82.58 ± 11.11. The influencing factors include education (P = 0.002), years of work experience (P = 0.006), anti-epidemic work duration (P = 0.048), daily sleep duration (P < 0.001), and the form of participation (P < 0.001).Conclusions: This study, for the first time, measures the job satisfaction of frontline medical staff in fighting against COVID-19 in China. The job satisfaction of frontline medical staff was at a “relatively decent” level, higher than the previous similar measures among medical staff. Related management departments should further improve the job satisfaction of frontline medical staff by meeting their reasonable demands, strengthening the emergency response and practical operation training of junior staff, and ensuring their ample time for sleep and rest. This study is of great reference value for improving the job satisfaction level of frontline medical staff during public health emergencies, developing medical staff security policies, and promoting the establishment of emergency response teams.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00426/fullCOVID-19frontline medical staffjob satisfactioninfluencing factorsworkload |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoyan Yu Xiaoyan Yu Yuxin Zhao Yuxi Li Chao Hu Huilan Xu Xianmei Zhao Jin Huang Factors Associated With Job Satisfaction of Frontline Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in China Frontiers in Public Health COVID-19 frontline medical staff job satisfaction influencing factors workload |
| title | Factors Associated With Job Satisfaction of Frontline Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_full | Factors Associated With Job Satisfaction of Frontline Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_fullStr | Factors Associated With Job Satisfaction of Frontline Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Associated With Job Satisfaction of Frontline Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_short | Factors Associated With Job Satisfaction of Frontline Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_sort | factors associated with job satisfaction of frontline medical staff fighting against covid 19 a cross sectional study in china |
| topic | COVID-19 frontline medical staff job satisfaction influencing factors workload |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00426/full |
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