The Factors Affecting the Level of Job Satisfaction of Family Physicians and their Relationship with Professional Self-Esteem

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 332 - 337, 06.09.2023

Mehmet Nazlıgül , Arzu Ayraler

https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1254824

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction and professional self-esteem levels of family medicine practitioners working in Family Health Center.
Materials and Methods: Between April 2021 and April 2022, 128 family physicians who volunteered from 155 family physicians working in family health centres in Giresun province were included in the study. The socio-demographic descriptive form, the Minnesota Job Satisfaction and Occupational Self-Esteem Scales were administered face-to-face and online (via WhatsApp groups and e-mail communities).
Results: There was no significant relationship between job satisfaction and its sub-dimensions with age, gender, marital status, specialisation status, physical conditions of the Family Health Center, total years of practice and years of training in family medicine (p>0.05). The mean level of occupational self-esteem was 112.48. It was found to be significantly positively correlated with age, total years of practice, years of family medicine practice and average number of patients seen (p=0.05, p=0.004, p=0.004, p=0.004, p=0.009, respectively).
Conclusion: Professional self-esteem levels increase as professional age, total years of profession, and total years of working in family medicine increase.

Keywords

Family physicians, job satisfaction, professional self-esteem

Aile Hekimlerinin İş Doyumu Düzeyini Etkileyen Faktörler ve Mesleki Benlik Saygısı İle İlişkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Aile Sağlığı Merkezi'nde görev yapan aile hekimliği uygulayıcılarının iş doyumları ile mesleki benlik saygısı düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinini araştırmak amaçlanmıştır
Materyal ve Metot: Nisan 2021- Nisan 2022 tarihleri arasında Giresun ilinde aile sağlığı merkezlerinde görev yapan 155 aile hekiminden gönüllü olan 128 aile hekimi çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Sosyo-demografik tanımlayıcı form, Minnesota İş Doyum ve Mesleki Benlik Saygısı Ölçekleri yüz yüze ve online (whatsApp grupları, e-posta toplulukları aracılığıyla) olarak uygulandı.
Bulgular: İş doyumu ve alt boyutları ile yaş, cinsiyet, medeni durum, uzmanlık durumu, Aile Sağlığı Merkezinin fiziki koşulları, toplam çalışma yılı ve aile hekimliği çalışma yılı arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır (p>0,05). Mesleki benlik saygısı düzeyi ortalaması 112,48 bulunmuş olup yaş, toplam meslek yılı, aile hekimliğinde çalışma süresi ve ortalama bakılan hasta sayısı ile anlamlı pozitif ilişkili bulunmuştur (sırasıyla p=0,05, p=0,004, p=0,004, p=0,009).
Sonuç: Mesleki yaş, toplam meslek yılı, aile hekimliğinde toplam çalışma yılı artıkça mesleki benlik saygısı düzeyleri artmaktadır.

Keywords

Aile hekimliği, iş doyumu, mesleki benlik saygısı

Supporting Institution

Yoktur.

Thanks

Çalışmamıza katılmayı kabul eden bütün Aile Hekimliği uygulayıcılarına teşekkür ederiz.

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