Job Stress and Job Satisfaction of University Hospital Workers in Some Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Eun Seon Park
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Hospital Workers

Predictors of Job Stress and Satisfaction among Hospital Workers during Re-Engineering: Differences by Extent of Supervisory Responsibilities

2000 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christel A. Woodward ◽  
Harry S. Shannon ◽  
Bonnie Lendrum ◽  
Judy Brown ◽  
John McIntosh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Hospital Workers ◽  
Supervisory Position ◽  
Large Teaching Hospital ◽  
Hospital Work

After two years of rapid organizational change within a large teaching hospital, 83 percent of workers remained employed there. Among these “survivors,” job satisfaction decreased and job stress increased regardless of whether they were employed in a supervisory position. This article examines the predictors of job satisfaction and job stress for managers, for people who indicated that they supervised others but were not managers, and for workers. There are areas of commonality in predictors across these groups, as well as some differences by level of supervisory responsibility. Examining and modifying job characteristics associated with high stress could result in healthier hospital work environments.

scholarly journals Job Satisfaction and Burnout among Intensive Care Unit Nurses and Physicians

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilde Myhren ◽  
Øivind Ekeberg ◽  
Olav Stokland
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nurses And Physicians

Introduction. Nurses and physicians working in the intensive care unit (ICU) may be exposed to considerable job stress. The study aim was to assess the level of and the relationship between (1) job satisfaction, (2) job stress, and (3) burnout symptoms.Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed at ICUs at Oslo University Hospital. 145 of 196 (74%) staff members (16 physicians and 129 nurses) answered the questionnaire. The following tools were used: job satisfaction scale (scores 10–70), modified Cooper's job stress questionnaire (scores 1–5), and Maslach burnout inventory (scores 1–5); high score in the dimension emotional exhaustion (EE) indicates burnout. Personality was measured with the basic character inventory. Dimensions were neuroticism (vulnerability), extroversion (intensity), and control/compulsiveness with the range 0–9.Results. Mean job satisfaction among nurses was 43.9 (42.4–45.4) versus 51.1 (45.3–56.9) among physicians,P<0.05. The mean burnout value (EE) was 2.3 (95% CI 2.2–2.4), and mean job stress was 2.6 (2.5–2.7), not significantly different between nurses and physicians. Females scored higher than males on vulnerability, 3.3 (2.9–3.7) versus 2.0 (1.1–2.9) (P<0.05), and experienced staff were less vulnerable, 2.7 (2.2–3.2), than inexperienced staff, 3.6 (3.0–4.2) (P<0.05). Burnout (EE) correlated with job satisfaction (r=-0.4,P<0.001), job stress (r=0.6,P<0.001), and vulnerability (r=0.3,P=0.003).Conclusions. The nurses were significantly less satisfied with their jobs compared to the physicians. Burnout mean scores are relatively low, but high burnout scores are correlated with vulnerable personality, low job satisfaction, and high degree of job stress.

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