ArticleNepal journal of epidemiology2016
Job Satisfaction among Doctors of a Government Medical College and Hospital of Eastern India.
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- Professional Quality of Life among Medical Doctors Working in Kathmandu: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2020Article
- Professional Quality of Life of Physicians in Nepal: Addressing the Present-day Need.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2020Article
- Level of job satisfaction and associated factors among health care professionals working at University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Job Satisfaction among Resident Doctors of a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Delhi.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
- Predictors and Level of Job Satisfaction among the Dental Workforce in National Guard Health Affairs.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
- Why doctors are not satisfied with their job-current status in tertiary care hospitals.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
- Doctors' Job Satisfaction and Its Relationships With Doctor-Patient Relationship and Work-Family Conflict in China: A Structural Equation Modeling.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundJob satisfaction expresses the extent of congruence between an individual’s expectation of the job and the reward that the job provides.Job satisfaction among doctors is an issue that is of utmost importance because offactors like patient relationships and time pressures associated with managed care. The current study was done to determine the level of job satisfaction in doctors posted in a tertiary care hospital of eastern India and to find out the factors associated with it. MATERIALS AND
methodsA descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 255 doctors posted in a tertiary care hospital of eastern India. Data werecollected using a self-reported questionnaire consisting of 49 items addressing the seven domains of job satisfaction, where higher values indicated higher level of satisfaction. The average scores of items were computed to construct factor scores for each individual. Two stage cluster analysis was performed to get the proportion of satisfied doctors and binary logistic regression was used for comparison of predictors of job satisfaction.
resultsThe proportion of job satisfaction was found to be 59.6% and the most important factor was found to be working space. On adjustment, the odds of being satisfied were found to be higher in the older age groups, among males, doctors posted in preclinical or paraclinical departments and those staying in present setting for 5 years or more.
conclusionMore than half of the doctors were found to be satisfied with their job which can help the policy makers to make necessary strategies to increase the level of satisfaction of the employees. .
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