Job Satisfaction among Ophthalmologists in Iran
Abstract Purpose: To estimate the level of job satisfaction among ophthalmologists in Iran and determine the associated factors that may impact their overall job satisfaction. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 181 ophthalmologists (79.0% male) were interviewed by the Warr-Cook-Wall questionnai...
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| author | Hamideh Sabbaghi Masomeh Kalantarion Mehdi Yaseri Bahareh Kheiri Zhale Rajavi Sare Safi |
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| description | Abstract Purpose: To estimate the level of job satisfaction among ophthalmologists in Iran and determine the associated factors that may impact their overall job satisfaction. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 181 ophthalmologists (79.0% male) were interviewed by the Warr-Cook-Wall questionnaire with 7-point-Likert scale, which transformed responses from a 0 (most dissatisfied) to 100 (most satisfied). Questionnaires were randomly distributed among registered ophthalmologists at the 29 t h Annual Congress of the Iranian Society of Ophthalmology in November 2019. Satisfaction under each scale was considered as a score of > 60% of the total score. Results: A total of 181 ophthalmologists with a mean age of 47.8 ± 12.1 years and 16 ± 12 years of practice participated in the present study. They were mostly satisfied with their job as a whole (88.1%, mean score: 60.6 ± 20.7) and dissatisfied with their income (55.9%, mean score: 47.6 ± 20.3). High levels of job satisfaction was found among ophthalmologists with longer duration of practice (P < 0.001) while lower levels of satisfaction were identified among those who worked in academic centers (P = 0.004). Conclusion: In this study,high levels of job satisfaction were found among ophthalmologists with longer duration of practice while low levels of satisfaction were identified among ophthalmologists who worked in academic centers. The factors of salary and working hours accounted for the least levels of job satisfaction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25e9efb117c74d4bb24f45ee54c9e3d72025-01-13T07:14:26ZengKnowledge EJournal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research2008-20102008-322X2022-11-0117454355010.18502/jovr.v17i4.12315jovr.v17i4.12315Job Satisfaction among Ophthalmologists in IranHamideh Sabbaghi0Masomeh Kalantarion1Mehdi Yaseri2Bahareh Kheiri3Zhale Rajavi4Sare Safi5 Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Medical Education, Virtual School of Medical Education and Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAbstract Purpose: To estimate the level of job satisfaction among ophthalmologists in Iran and determine the associated factors that may impact their overall job satisfaction. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 181 ophthalmologists (79.0% male) were interviewed by the Warr-Cook-Wall questionnaire with 7-point-Likert scale, which transformed responses from a 0 (most dissatisfied) to 100 (most satisfied). Questionnaires were randomly distributed among registered ophthalmologists at the 29 t h Annual Congress of the Iranian Society of Ophthalmology in November 2019. Satisfaction under each scale was considered as a score of > 60% of the total score. Results: A total of 181 ophthalmologists with a mean age of 47.8 ± 12.1 years and 16 ± 12 years of practice participated in the present study. They were mostly satisfied with their job as a whole (88.1%, mean score: 60.6 ± 20.7) and dissatisfied with their income (55.9%, mean score: 47.6 ± 20.3). High levels of job satisfaction was found among ophthalmologists with longer duration of practice (P < 0.001) while lower levels of satisfaction were identified among those who worked in academic centers (P = 0.004). Conclusion: In this study,high levels of job satisfaction were found among ophthalmologists with longer duration of practice while low levels of satisfaction were identified among ophthalmologists who worked in academic centers. The factors of salary and working hours accounted for the least levels of job satisfaction.https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v17i4.12315associated factorsiranjob satisfactionophthalmologistswarr-cook-wall questionnaire |
| spellingShingle | Hamideh Sabbaghi Masomeh Kalantarion Mehdi Yaseri Bahareh Kheiri Zhale Rajavi Sare Safi Job Satisfaction among Ophthalmologists in Iran Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research associated factors iran job satisfaction ophthalmologists warr-cook-wall questionnaire |
| title | Job Satisfaction among
Ophthalmologists in Iran |
| title_full | Job Satisfaction among
Ophthalmologists in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Job Satisfaction among
Ophthalmologists in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Job Satisfaction among
Ophthalmologists in Iran |
| title_short | Job Satisfaction among
Ophthalmologists in Iran |
| title_sort | job satisfaction among ophthalmologists in iran |
| topic | associated factors iran job satisfaction ophthalmologists warr-cook-wall questionnaire |
| url | https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v17i4.12315 |
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