›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (6): 735-.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2013.06.007

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Analysis of job satisfaction and determinants among medical staff of a county hospital in Guangxi

HOU Jia-le1, KONG Wei2, WU Yan-ming3, LI Zhi-jian4, CAO Jian-tao4, MA Jin5   

  1. 1.Institute of Urban and Population Development Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai 200020, China; 2.Institutes of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences/ Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China; 3.Department of Health Service, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; 4.Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200052, China; 5.School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Online:2013-06-28 Published:2013-06-28
  • Supported by:

    National Development and Reform Commission Foundation, 2011HR01; Shanghai Public Health Key Discipline Construction Project, 12GWZX0601

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Abstract:

Objective To investigate the job satisfaction of medical staff in a county hospital of Guangxi, and analyse the determinants. Methods A total of 250 medical staff were randomly selected from Wuming County Hospital in Guangxi for survey on job satisfaction. The questionnaire included the basic characteristics such as gender, age, occupational category, professional title, education, duration of working, annual income and training status, and the evaluation on job satisfaction concerned with occupational category, working condition, medical equipment, income, performance evaluation system, promotion opportunity, opportunity for training, effect of measures, doctor-patient relationship and social status. Descriptive analysis, t test, variance analysis and non-conditional Logistic regression were performed to investigate the job satisfaction of medical staff and explore the determinants. Results The job satisfaction of medical staff was 2.80, and the satisfaction rate was 65.0%. Doctor, nurse and medical technician were negative factors of job satisfaction, doctors and medical technicians were significantly different from other groups, and those with training were significantly different from the group without training. Conclusion The medical staff in the county hospital are not satisfied with the income, doctor-patient relationship and social status. It is advised to take effective measures to improve the income, doctor-patient relationship and social status of medical staff.

Key words: county hospital, Guangxi, medical staff, job satisfaction, determinants