Author/Editor | Pajnkihar, Majda; Čuček-Trifkovič, Klavdija; Donik, Barbara; Fijan, Sabina; Gönc, Vida; Kegl, Barbara; Lorber, Mateja; Strauss, Maja; Stričević, Jadranka; Šostar-Turk, Sonja; Štiglic, Gregor; Kamynina, Natalya Nikolaevna; Ostrovskaya, Irina V.; Vrbnjak, Dominika | |
Title | Impact of education, working conditions, and interpersonal relationships on caregivers' job satisfaction | |
Type | članek | |
Source | In: Teaching and learning in nursing Rijeka : InTech | |
Publication year | 2017 | |
Volume | str. 69-85 | |
Language | eng | |
Abstract | Aim: To explore relationships between caregivers' education, healthcare working conditions, interpersonal relationships, and caregivers' general job satisfaction. Background: Caregivers job satisfaction is related to several organizational work environment factors, interpersonal relationships, and personal variables such as education and work experience. Research is needed to understand these variables in different countries due to cultural differences, educational background, and different labor markets. Design: Cross-sectional multicentre survey. Methods: Survey data were collected from a convenience sample of 1098 caregivers in five Slovene health care institutions in 2012. Statistical analyzes were undertaken using a descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: No statistically significant differences were found regarding caregivers' education, average lengths of service, and number of working hours on caregivers' job satisfaction. Job rewards and opportunities predicted higher job satisfaction in nurses with diploma degree. Professional empowerment, supervisor and interpersonal relationships with physicians predicted nursing assistants' higher job satisfaction. Job demands were associated with lower job satisfaction in nursing assistants. Conclusion: This study contributes to an understanding of the contributing factors of caregivers' general job satisfaction. Results have a great practical value for research, practice, education, and management in the health care system in Slovenia and similar countries. | |
Keywords | job satisfaction nursing working environment interpersonal relationships zadovoljstvo pri delu zdravstvena nega delovno okolje medosebni odnosi |