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Trial reportJournal of addiction medicine

Job Satisfaction Among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clinic Service Providers in Jiangsu, China: A Cross-sectional Survey.

Guohong Chen, Chunqing Lin, Yuheng Chen, Li Li, Sitong Luo, Xiaoyan Liu, Xiping Huan, Xiaobin Cao, Jennifer M McGoogan, Zunyou Wu

Open access · hybridAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of addiction medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guohong ChenJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China (GC, YC, XL, XH); Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CL, LL, SL); National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China (XC, JMM, ZW); Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (ZW).
Chunqing Lin
Yuheng Chen
Li Li
Sitong Luo
Xiaoyan Liu
Xiping Huan
Xiaobin Cao
Jennifer M McGoogan
Zunyou Wu
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health · US

Funding

UCLA Rapid, Relevant, Rigorous Implementation Science HubP30MH058107 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Nina Thawata Harawa · 1997 to 2026
$53.5M
MMT CARE For HIV Prevention: A Randomized Controlled TrialR01DA033130 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LI, LI · 2012 to 2016
$3.0M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA033130NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH058107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveService providers' job satisfaction is critical to the stability of the work force and thereby the effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs. This study aimed to explore MMT clinic service providers' job satisfaction and associated factors in Jiangsu, China.

methodsThis secondary study used baseline data of a randomized interventional trial implemented in Jiangsu, China. A survey was conducted among 76 MMT service providers using the computer-assisted self-interview (CASI) method. Job satisfaction responses were assessed via a 30-item scale, with a higher score indicating a higher level of job satisfaction. Perceived institutional support and perceived stigma due to working with drug users were measured using a 9-item scale. Correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with job satisfaction.

resultsCorrelation analyses found a significant association between job satisfaction and having professional experience in the prevention and control of HIV, other sexually transmitted infections, or other infectious diseases (P = 0.046). Multiple regression analyses revealed that working at MMT clinics affiliated with Center for Disease Control and Prevention sites was associated with a lower level of job satisfaction (P = 0.014), and perception of greater institutional support (P = 0.001) was associated with a higher level of job satisfaction.

conclusionJob satisfaction among MMT clinic service providers was moderate in our study. Our findings suggest that institutional support for providers should be improved, and that acquisition of additional expertise should be encouraged.

Indexed as

Job SatisfactionAdolescentAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansLinear ModelsMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersSocial StigmaSocial SupportMethadone

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PMID31033669
PMCPMC6813867
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