Determinantes de la satisfacción laboral en centros geriátricos

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.