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. 2022 Jul-Sep;26(3):151-156.
doi: 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_319_21. Epub 2022 Sep 26.

Job Satisfaction among Resident Doctors of a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Delhi

D Vinoth Gnana Chellaiyan  1 , Sujata Gupta  2 , J Jennifer Britto  3 , Bhusan Kamble  4
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Job Satisfaction among Resident Doctors of a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Delhi

D Vinoth Gnana Chellaiyan et al. Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Background: Doctors' job satisfaction is crucial to the health service to ensure commitment, effective training, service provision, and retention. Job satisfaction matters to doctors for their happiness, fulfilment, service to patients, and duty to employers. The quality of performance in the health sector to a large extent depends on whether healthcare providers are job-satisfied or dissatisfied.

Objectives: This study assessed the level and factors determining job satisfaction among resident doctors in a federal tertiary institution.

Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the resident doctors of a government tertiary care hospital. Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire consisting of 49 items under seven domains of job satisfaction, where higher values indicated a higher level of satisfaction. The average scores of items were computed to construct factor scores for each individual. A Chi-square test was applied.

Results: The proportion of job satisfaction among resident doctors was found to be 80.9%. On adjustment, the odds of being satisfied were found to be higher in the older age groups, among males, and doctors posted in clinical departments.

Conclusion: Most respondents in this study were satisfied with their jobs with minorities satisfied with their monetary and infrastructure facilities. There is a need to address these issues to enhance healthcare quality, especially in the public sector.

Keywords: Healthcare quality; job satisfaction; resident doctors; tertiary healthcare.

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