Job satisfaction among family medicine physicians in Saudi Arabia
Objective: Physicians are subject to chronic stressors, depression, and burnout due to long working hours, high requirements, and critical decision-making.[1],[2],[3],[4],[5] All those reasons contribute to the dissatisfaction of physicians. The dissatisfaction of physicians might lead to lower heal...
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| author | Khalid Bin Abdulrahman Moath Yosef Alnosian Abdulwahab Ali Alshamrani Hatim Ibrahim ALassaf Abdulrahman Saleh Aldayel Yazeed Ahmed Alaskar Mohammed Abdullah Alshehri |
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| description | Objective: Physicians are subject to chronic stressors, depression, and burnout due to long working hours, high requirements, and critical decision-making.[1],[2],[3],[4],[5] All those reasons contribute to the dissatisfaction of physicians. The dissatisfaction of physicians might lead to lower health-care quality.[6] Moreover, patient satisfaction is strongly affected by physician satisfaction.[7],[8] This study aims to measure job satisfaction among family medicine (FM) physicians in Saudi Arabia. Study Design: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 265 FM physicians working in Saudi Arabia to participate in an online survey between October 2019 and January 2019. Results: Results showed that more than 50% of the respondents were very satisfied with their career choice (55.5%, n = 147). Non-Saudis who were satisfied or strongly satisfied were higher than those of Saudis (P = 0.035) and 2.45 times more likely to be dissatisfied compared to non-Saudi respondents. Respondents from the southern region were 81% less likely to be dissatisfied than respondents from the central region (OR = 0.19, P < 0.05). Conclusion: Family medicine physicians showed a high level of satisfaction with their career choice regardless of gender, age, sector public or private, marital status. This is promising for family medicine as a medical specialty. The future of health care in Saudi Arabia is driven toward general practice and primary care centers, which aligns with the future vision of Saudi Arabia 2030. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef4aea5065ea4419bd909e806ffb55e82022-12-21T22:36:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632021-01-011082952295710.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2476_20Job satisfaction among family medicine physicians in Saudi ArabiaKhalid Bin AbdulrahmanMoath Yosef AlnosianAbdulwahab Ali AlshamraniHatim Ibrahim ALassafAbdulrahman Saleh AldayelYazeed Ahmed AlaskarMohammed Abdullah AlshehriObjective: Physicians are subject to chronic stressors, depression, and burnout due to long working hours, high requirements, and critical decision-making.[1],[2],[3],[4],[5] All those reasons contribute to the dissatisfaction of physicians. The dissatisfaction of physicians might lead to lower health-care quality.[6] Moreover, patient satisfaction is strongly affected by physician satisfaction.[7],[8] This study aims to measure job satisfaction among family medicine (FM) physicians in Saudi Arabia. Study Design: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 265 FM physicians working in Saudi Arabia to participate in an online survey between October 2019 and January 2019. Results: Results showed that more than 50% of the respondents were very satisfied with their career choice (55.5%, n = 147). Non-Saudis who were satisfied or strongly satisfied were higher than those of Saudis (P = 0.035) and 2.45 times more likely to be dissatisfied compared to non-Saudi respondents. Respondents from the southern region were 81% less likely to be dissatisfied than respondents from the central region (OR = 0.19, P < 0.05). Conclusion: Family medicine physicians showed a high level of satisfaction with their career choice regardless of gender, age, sector public or private, marital status. This is promising for family medicine as a medical specialty. The future of health care in Saudi Arabia is driven toward general practice and primary care centers, which aligns with the future vision of Saudi Arabia 2030.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=8;spage=2952;epage=2957;aulast=burnoutfamily medicinejob satisfactionsaudi arabia |
| spellingShingle | Khalid Bin Abdulrahman Moath Yosef Alnosian Abdulwahab Ali Alshamrani Hatim Ibrahim ALassaf Abdulrahman Saleh Aldayel Yazeed Ahmed Alaskar Mohammed Abdullah Alshehri Job satisfaction among family medicine physicians in Saudi Arabia Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care burnout family medicine job satisfaction saudi arabia |
| title | Job satisfaction among family medicine physicians in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Job satisfaction among family medicine physicians in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Job satisfaction among family medicine physicians in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Job satisfaction among family medicine physicians in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Job satisfaction among family medicine physicians in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | job satisfaction among family medicine physicians in saudi arabia |
| topic | burnout family medicine job satisfaction saudi arabia |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=8;spage=2952;epage=2957;aulast= |
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