Job satisfaction among healthcare professional in public and private healthcare setup in India
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Health care professionals comprise an important group of individuals who are affected by emotional states and stress because of their unique work environment. The employee’s stress level and satisfaction with his/her job are primary factors that influence the quality of work and individual productivity. Objective: To measure the prevalence of job stress and job satisfaction among healthcare professionals. Research Design: A multi-center cross-sectional survey. Subjects: Physicians, nurses, and Paramedics. Measures: Job stress and satisfaction were measured using 71 specific questions about sources of work-related stress and sources of work related satisfaction. Results: A total of 540 out of 600 (90 %) participants completed the survey. The sample was comprised of 55 % Public, and the remainder, 45 % private healthcare worker. The overall job satisfaction was found to be 68 % in Pvt Healthcare while 59 % in public healthcare setup among the sampled health care professionals. Job satisfaction for health care professionals has a major impact quality, effectiveness, and work efficiency. Autonomy was more in public sector ( 73 % ) then pvt sector ( 52 %) . Recognition, Promotion and supervision were more pronounced in Pvt sector. Pay was more in lower group in public healthcare setup while higher in upper group esp Physicians. The use of a multivariate logistic regression model identified statistically significant independent predictors of stress (e.g., working on weekends, feeling under pressure to meet deadlines, less chance of promotion, and being exposed to a stressful event outside of work within a year. Conclusion: The overall prevalence of job satisfaction are higher in private healthcare sector , compare to public healthcare sector.
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Brig (Dr) P Srivastava, Dr Madhav Madhusudan Singh
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