TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of Job Satisfaction among Nurses from Chilean Hospitals
AU - Simonetti, Marta
AU - Sáez, Leyla
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© (2023), (Facultad de Enfermeria de la Universidad de Antioquia). All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objective. To measure, at the national scope, the satisfaction of Chilean nurses working in hospitals, and establish personal and institutional determinants associated with satisfaction. Methods. Cross-sectional multicenter study, carried out in 40 public and private high-complexity hospitals in Chile. A self-administered survey was conducted with 1,632 clinical nurses from medical-surgical units. The variables of interest studied were: job satisfaction, personal determinants (sex, age, and postgraduate training), institutional organizational determinants (assignments and work environment, measured through the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index), and institutional structural determinants. Data analysis applied hierarchical logistic regression models, with three blocks of determinants, following nested models design. Results. The study showed that 21% of the nurses is very satisfied with their job. Training opportunities and professional growth are specific work aspects with which there is a lower percentage of nurses satisfied (10% and 11.2%, respectively). Among the personal factors, male sex and age are associated positively with satisfaction (p <0.05). Among the institutional organizational factors, a good work environment was associated with greater satisfaction (p <0.001); the number of patients per nurse was associated marginally with satisfaction (p <0.05). The structural factors of hospitals were not associated with satisfaction. Conclusion. A low proportion of nurses working in the high-complexity hospitals studied are satisfied with their job. Planning of strategies must be prioritized, leading to improving the retention of nurses, reducing the number of patients per nurse, and promoting good work environments in hospitals.
AB - Objective. To measure, at the national scope, the satisfaction of Chilean nurses working in hospitals, and establish personal and institutional determinants associated with satisfaction. Methods. Cross-sectional multicenter study, carried out in 40 public and private high-complexity hospitals in Chile. A self-administered survey was conducted with 1,632 clinical nurses from medical-surgical units. The variables of interest studied were: job satisfaction, personal determinants (sex, age, and postgraduate training), institutional organizational determinants (assignments and work environment, measured through the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index), and institutional structural determinants. Data analysis applied hierarchical logistic regression models, with three blocks of determinants, following nested models design. Results. The study showed that 21% of the nurses is very satisfied with their job. Training opportunities and professional growth are specific work aspects with which there is a lower percentage of nurses satisfied (10% and 11.2%, respectively). Among the personal factors, male sex and age are associated positively with satisfaction (p <0.05). Among the institutional organizational factors, a good work environment was associated with greater satisfaction (p <0.001); the number of patients per nurse was associated marginally with satisfaction (p <0.05). The structural factors of hospitals were not associated with satisfaction. Conclusion. A low proportion of nurses working in the high-complexity hospitals studied are satisfied with their job. Planning of strategies must be prioritized, leading to improving the retention of nurses, reducing the number of patients per nurse, and promoting good work environments in hospitals.
KW - Chile
KW - condiciones de trabajo
KW - condições de trabalho
KW - enfermeiras e enfermeiros
KW - enfermeras y enfermeros
KW - hospitais
KW - hospitales
KW - hospitals
KW - job satisfaction
KW - nurses
KW - personnel turnover
KW - reorganización del personal
KW - reorganização de recursos humanos
KW - satisfacción en el trabajo
KW - satisfação no emprego
KW - working conditions
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U2 - 10.17533/udea.iee.v41n3e04
DO - 10.17533/udea.iee.v41n3e04
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85176317983
SN - 0120-5307
VL - 41
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria
JF - Investigacion y Educacion en Enfermeria
IS - 3
M1 - e04
ER -