Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction among Public-Sector Physicians in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Abstract

Evidence indicates an association between job satisfaction and illness among physicians. There are also negative consequences of physician dissatisfaction on the quality of medical services. With this in view, a cross-sectional study of a stratified random sample of physicians (n = 266) was conducted in the municipal public health care system in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Participants answered a questionnaire about job satisfaction, sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics, work and employment conditions, and health status. Of the 232 respondents, 150 (64.94%) declared themselves satisfied with the work, with no significant difference between male and female physicians (66.4% vs. 64.2%; p = 0.74). The number of physicians satisfied with their work was significantly higher among those who experienced a high level of social support at work (p < 0.01) and was significantly lower among those working under high-strain conditions (p = 0.01) and those who screened positive for the presence of common mental disorders (p < 0.01). These findings suggest that policies to promote social support and mental health in the workplace, as well as the implementation of strategies to increase physicians' control over their work activities, can have a positive effect on the job satisfaction of these professionals.

Satisfaction level of phisicians working in a social health organization of Unified Health System In Brazil

“…Neither agree nor disagree 10 (90,9) 0 (0,0) 1 (9,1) *Qui-square. Regarding the satisfaction of medical professionals regarding their work environments in a Social Health Organization (SHO), it was observed that there were significantly positive associations regarding the satisfaction of the professional in the relationship with the work team, management of the Health Unit and professional recognition, corroborating with studies on the satisfaction of British physicians in general practice, in which they are reported to be more satisfied with the harmonious environment and good interpersonal relationship, however dissatisfied with the lack of autonomy and use of their skills in the labor field 16 . Studies carried out with medical professionals from the public sector in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, have verified that strategies to increase autonomy, about their work activities are possible fundamental actions to establish the satisfaction of these professionals 17 .…”

Transtornos mentais comuns em trabalhadores da Atenção Básica à Saúde

“…A insatisfação com o trabalho também vem sendo evidenciada entre profissionais de saúde 33 . A necessidade de oferecer serviços adequados para garantir a saúde como direito do cidadão sem, muitas vezes, possuir os mínimos meios para realizá-los adequadamente, somado ao fator tempo e à dificuldade estrutural da atenção básica do país (como a insuficiência de outros níveis de atenção e de ações intersetoriais, além das distorções entre necessidade e consumo de serviços de saúde e da falta de discussão sobre plano de cargos e salários para os trabalhadores), tem gerado desgaste profissional e insatisfações 5,7,34,35 .…”

“…Trabalhadores que não estão realizados profissionalmente, que recebem pouco reconhecimento no cargo, vivenciam constantes conflitos com a chefia ou colegas ou não atingiram o patamar desejado em suas carreiras, tendem a apresentar maior rotatividade no emprego e maior nível de adoecimento físico e mental 33,38 .…”

Occupational stress and job dissatisfaction with health work

“…High levels of occupational stress may occur in several ways among health workers, and job dissatisfaction is one of them (de Oliveira, Silva, Galvão, & Lopes, 2018;Fila, Paik, Griffeth, & Allen, 2014;Hosseinabadi et al, 2018). Considered as an unpleasant emotional state from worker's appraisal of his/her job, or because the job is not according to his/her code of values, job dissatisfaction is closely related to psychosocial aspects at work (Ribeiro, Assunção, & Araújo, 2014).…”

“…Both are widely used in the national and international literature because they perform well in assessing the psychosocial characteristics of work and their outcomes to the worker's health. In this study, the effects of work psychosocial aspects on job dissatisfaction will be analyzed, considering job dissatisfaction as an important mediator of suffering and mental illness among health workers (Ribeiro et al, 2014).…”