Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2023-74-3672
A study on the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and job stress and satisfaction among healthcare workers in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hasan Tuna
; Gümüşhane University Kelkit Aydın Doğan Vocational School, Department of Electricity and Energy, Gümüşhane, Turkey
Osman Oğulcan Türkmen
orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-3572
; Gümüşhane University Kelkit Sema Doğan Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Child Care and Youth Services, Gümüşhane, Turkey
Sirer Albayrak
; Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University Vocational School, Department of Mechanical and Metal Technology, Ağrı, Turkey
Sažetak
The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic characteristics that affect job stress and job satisfaction in 454 healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, midwives, technicians, and other healthcare personnel) working with COVID-19 patients in primary healthcare institutions in Turkey with a cross-sectional, web-based survey between 9 and 30 August 2021. The survey included a personal information form, a standard job stress scale, and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. The levels of job stress and job satisfaction did not differ between male and female respondents. Singles reported lower job stress and higher job satisfaction than the married respondents. Job stress did not differ between departments, but respondents on the front line who worked in a COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) (at any point and/or at the time of the study) or the emergency department reported lower job satisfaction than those working in other departments. Similarly, while stress did not differ by educational status, satisfaction of respondents with bachelor’s or master’s degree was lower than that of the rest. Our findings also suggest that working in a COVID-19 ICU and age are significant predictors of higher stress, whereas lower education, working in a COVID-19 ICU, and being married are good predictors of lower satisfaction. Further research should include other sociodemographic variables that may affect stress and satisfaction at work, and similar studies should follow up to see what was left in the wake of the pandemic.
Ključne riječi
age; education; frontline healthcare workers; gender; job stress scale; marital status; Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire
Hrčak ID:
296531
URI
Datum izdavanja:
28.3.2023.
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