Effects of Job Satisfaction and Work Experience on Critical Thinking and Mindfulness of Physiotherapists: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Objective: The aim was to investigate the effects of job satisfaction and work experience on physiotherapists' critical thinking and mindfulness. Material and Method: One hundred thirty physiotherapists (age: 29.00 (5.00) years) were included. Participants' job satisfaction with the Job Satisfaction Scale, professional experience with self-reports, critical thinking with the Marmara Critical Thinking Disposition Scale, and mindfulness with the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (Short Form) were questioned via an online platform. Data analysis was performed using Spearman correlation coefficients. Results: The median active working duration of the participants was 5.00 (1.00-29.00) years. Correlations were found between job satisfaction and reaching judgment (p=0.02, rho=0.20), open-mindedness subdimensions (p=0.05, rho=0.17), and the total score of critical thinking dimension (p=0.04, rho=0.17), and non-reactivity (p=0.03, rho=0.18) and observing subdimensions (p=0.03, rho=0.19) of mindfulness dimension. Work experience dimension correlated with acting with awareness (p=0.01, rho=0.21) and observing (p=0.04, rho=-0.18) subdimensions of mindfulness. Conclusion: A weak positive relationship was found between job satisfaction, work experience parameters, critical thinking, and mindfulness levels. Examining this relationship regarding the accuracy and quality of the service provided may be essential

Keywords

• Decision-making
• healthcare
• awareness
• experience
• job satisfaction

İş Tatmini ve İş Deneyiminin Fizyoterapistlerin Eleştirel Düşünme ve Farkındalıkları Üzerindeki Etkileri: Kesitsel Araştırma

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı fizyoterapistlerin iş tatmini ve iş deneyimlerinin eleştirel düşünme ve farkındalıkları üzerindeki etkilerini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Yüz otuz fizyoterapist (yaş: 29,00 (5,00) yıl) çalışmaya dahil edildi. Katılımcıların iş doyumu İş Doyumu Ölçeği ile, mesleki deneyim öz bildirimlerle, eleştirel düşünme Marmara Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimi Ölçeği ile ve bilinçli farkındalık Beş Faktörlü Bilgece Farkındalık Anketi (Kısa Form) ile çevrimiçi platform üzerinden sorgulandı. Veri analizi Spearman korelasyon katsayıları kullanılarak yapıldı. Bulgular: Katılımcıların ortanca aktif çalışma süresi 5,00 (1,00-29,00) yıldı. İş tatmini ile yargıya varma (p=0,02, rho=0,20), açık fikirlilik alt boyutları (p=0,05, rho=0,17) ve eleştirel düşünme boyutu toplam puanı (p=0,04, rho=0,17) ve bilgece farkındalık boyutunun tepkisizlik (p=0,03, rho=0,18) ve gözlemleme alt boyutları (p=0,03, rho=0,19) arasında korelasyon bulunmuştur. İş deneyimi boyutu, bilinçli farkındalığın farkındalıkla hareket etme (p=0,01, rho=0.21) ve gözlemleme (p=0,04, rho=-0,18) alt boyutları ile ilişkili bulunmuştur. Sonuç: İş tatmini, iş deneyimi parametreleri, eleştirel düşünme ve bilgece farkındalık düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönde zayıf bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Sunulan hizmetin doğruluğu ve kalitesi açısından bu ilişkinin incelenmesi önemli olabilir.

Keywords

• Karar verme
• sağlık hizmeti
• farkındalık
• deneyim
• iş tatmini.

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