Physicians′ job satisfaction and its correlates in a Tertiary Medical Care Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Objectives: To measure the degree of job satisfaction among physicians working in a Tertiary Care Hospital and to identify background and work environment characteristics that affect overall and differential job satisfaction. Subjects and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 340 physicians s...
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| description | Objectives: To measure the degree of job satisfaction among physicians working in a Tertiary Care Hospital and to identify background and work environment characteristics that affect overall and differential job satisfaction.
Subjects and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 340 physicians selected from a Tertiary Care Center using a stratified random sample with proportional allocation using a self-administered questionnaire with the 5-point Likert scale. From the 340 physicians requested to participate in the study, 217 (63.8%) completed the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used appropriately, including mean ± standard deviation for the quantitative variables, while frequency and percentages were used for the qualitative variables. ANOVA, t-test, and Chi-square were used as necessary to determine if there are any significant relationships between satisfaction scores and the predictor variables.
Results: A total of 217 physicians (males 75.6% females 24.4%) completed the questionnaire. Of this total, 52.5% were non-Saudis. The overall perceived satisfaction as measured by one question was 3.42 points out of 5 (68.4%) significantly lower than the overall satisfaction which took in consideration all variables 3.67 points (73.4%). Mean satisfaction scores were significantly negatively related to the number of children (P < 0.001) the physicians had, but positively correlated to stipend, duration of vacation leave, sick leave policy, health coverage for the employee and family, overall benefits package, involvement in academic work, and involvement in research work (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: The working environment and policies of an organization play important roles in the satisfaction of its physicians. Boosting physician satisfaction is important for both the success of a Tertiary Care Center and for the high quality services offered to patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3926b2c3403c4c4bbf92d143afd2cfcb2022-12-22T00:09:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences1658-631X2016-01-014211211710.4103/1658-631X.178343Physicians′ job satisfaction and its correlates in a Tertiary Medical Care Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAhmed A BahnassyAbdulla A SaeedYusuf Al KadhiJehad Al-HarbiObjectives: To measure the degree of job satisfaction among physicians working in a Tertiary Care Hospital and to identify background and work environment characteristics that affect overall and differential job satisfaction. Subjects and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 340 physicians selected from a Tertiary Care Center using a stratified random sample with proportional allocation using a self-administered questionnaire with the 5-point Likert scale. From the 340 physicians requested to participate in the study, 217 (63.8%) completed the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used appropriately, including mean ± standard deviation for the quantitative variables, while frequency and percentages were used for the qualitative variables. ANOVA, t-test, and Chi-square were used as necessary to determine if there are any significant relationships between satisfaction scores and the predictor variables. Results: A total of 217 physicians (males 75.6% females 24.4%) completed the questionnaire. Of this total, 52.5% were non-Saudis. The overall perceived satisfaction as measured by one question was 3.42 points out of 5 (68.4%) significantly lower than the overall satisfaction which took in consideration all variables 3.67 points (73.4%). Mean satisfaction scores were significantly negatively related to the number of children (P < 0.001) the physicians had, but positively correlated to stipend, duration of vacation leave, sick leave policy, health coverage for the employee and family, overall benefits package, involvement in academic work, and involvement in research work (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The working environment and policies of an organization play important roles in the satisfaction of its physicians. Boosting physician satisfaction is important for both the success of a Tertiary Care Center and for the high quality services offered to patients.http://www.sjmms.net/article.asp?issn=1658-631X;year=2016;volume=4;issue=2;spage=112;epage=117;aulast=BahnassyJob satisfactionphysiciansSaudi ArabiaTertiary Care Centers |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed A Bahnassy Abdulla A Saeed Yusuf Al Kadhi Jehad Al-Harbi Physicians′ job satisfaction and its correlates in a Tertiary Medical Care Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Job satisfaction physicians Saudi Arabia Tertiary Care Centers |
| title | Physicians′ job satisfaction and its correlates in a Tertiary Medical Care Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Physicians′ job satisfaction and its correlates in a Tertiary Medical Care Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Physicians′ job satisfaction and its correlates in a Tertiary Medical Care Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physicians′ job satisfaction and its correlates in a Tertiary Medical Care Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Physicians′ job satisfaction and its correlates in a Tertiary Medical Care Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | physicians job satisfaction and its correlates in a tertiary medical care center riyadh saudi arabia |
| topic | Job satisfaction physicians Saudi Arabia Tertiary Care Centers |
| url | http://www.sjmms.net/article.asp?issn=1658-631X;year=2016;volume=4;issue=2;spage=112;epage=117;aulast=Bahnassy |
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