Study on the job satisfaction and influencing factors of infectious disease physicians in Jiangsu Province
10.3760/cma.j.cn111325-20230602-00445
- VernacularTitle:江苏省传染病科医生职业满意度及影响因素研究
- Author:
Jing WANG
1
;
Rujia LIU
;
Han XIAO
;
Zhenping LIN
;
Dongfu QIAN
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学医政学院，南京 211166
- Keywords:
Health manpower;
Infectious disease department;
Physicians;
Job satisfaction;
Influencing factors;
Conservation of resources theory
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2023;39(12):939-944
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the current situation and analyze the influencing factors of job satisfaction of infectious disease physicians in Jiangsu Province.Methods:From April to May 2021, a stratified random sampling method was used to select 10 municipal level infectious disease hospitals in Jiangsu province. An electronic questionnaire survey was conducted on the infectious disease physicians of these hospitals using an online questionnaire platform. The questionnaire mainly included the job satisfaction scale developed by Greenhaus and Wormley, and a self-designed job satisfaction influencing factor scale based on resource conservation theory. At the same time, semi-structured interviews were made with relevant insiders on such issues as salary and benefits, and career development among others. Descriptive analysis was conducted on the questionnaire data, while single factor analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were used to identify the factors that affect their job satisfaction, and the results of the interviews were studied with Colaizzi 7-step analysis.Results:A total of 457 valid questionnaires were recovered. The job satisfaction score of infectious disease physicians was (3.38±0.76). The results of univariate analysis showed significant differences in job satisfaction scores among infectious disease physicians of different ages, educational backgrounds, professional titles, and positions. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that salary and benefits ( B=0.141, P<0.001), work environment ( B=0.128, P<0.001), leadership support ( B=0.112, P=0.014), development security ( B=0.117, P<0.001), self-efficacy ( B=0.084, P=0.045) and social support ( B=0.285, P<0.001) were both influencing factors of their job satisfaction. The interview results identified such problems as low salary, insufficient salary security, large gap in social security levels between in-staff and off-staff physicians, and insufficient career development potential. Conclusions:The job satisfaction of infectious disease physicians in Jiangsu Province was found at an average level. It is recommended that the government increase the investment in personnel expenses for infectious disease physicians, optimize the salary and benefits structure, pay attention to the career development needs of middle-aged and young physicians, and care about the social relationship needs of infectious disease physicians to improve their job satisfaction.
