Abstract
Introduction: the present study analyzed levels of job satisfaction among nurses and auxiliary nurses working with the elderly in public institutions in the Canary Islands. The effect of demographic and work-related variables on job satisfaction was also evaluated. Material and method: a descriptive correlational survey design was used in a sample of 227 participants who completed Font-Roja's job satisfaction questionnaire and another questionnaire on demographic and work-related variables. The association among variables was assessed using odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Adjustment for confounders was performed by logistic regression. Results: nurses showed a higher level of satisfaction than auxiliary nurses due to differences in the dimensions of work monotony and satisfaction with position. Overall, both groups scored lowest on physical environment and work-related strain. The best scores were for job content and position-related strain. Multivariate analysis revealed that the variables that best explained job satisfaction were the procedures used to assign work, shifts and job situation. Conclusions: improvements in human and material resources and modification of certain organisational aspects are proposed.
Translated title of the contribution | Determinants of job satisfaction in long-term care facilities |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 285-292 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Geriatrics
- Job satisfaction
- Nursing