ABSTRACT

Job satisfaction of healthcare providers is important for their own health and also the quality of care provided to their patients. The aim of our study was to measure the chronotype patterns among healthcare providers and its association with their job satisfaction. Using stratified cluster random sampling, we recruited 210 healthcare providers working permanent morning or evening shifts for a cross-sectional study in Sari, Iran. By in-person interview, we collected data on demographic characteristics and assessed both chronotype, using the Horne-Östberg M-E Questionnaire, and job satisfaction, using the Danet’s Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. We grouped job satisfaction scores into four ordinal categories and assessed correlations with study variables by ordinal multivariate logistic regression. The average age of the participants was 39.0 (SD 8.02) years. Most were younger than 45 years of age (74.27%), female (66.67%), married (62.24%), of high income (45.71%), and employed in permanent full-time healthcare work (56.67%). Overall, 63.4% of the participants had moderately high to high job satisfaction. Those who worked the morning shift who were moderate morning and high morning chronotypes, compared to those who were intermediate chronotype, had a statistically significant adjusted odd ratio (AOR), respectively, of 11.36 and 6.53 of higher job satisfaction. Likewise, those who worked the evening shift and were moderate evening and high evening chronotype, compared to intermediate chronotype, had a statistically higher AOR of job satisfaction, respectively, 3.44 and 32.63. We found the match between chronotype and work shift schedule to be linked with increased job satisfaction. If the findings are verified in other investigations, the relatively easy measure of chronotype should be considered to assign people to a work shift to improve job satisfaction of healthcare and perhaps other workers.

摘要

医疗保健提供者的工作满意度对于他们自己的健康以及向患者提供的护理质量至关重要。我们研究的目的是测量医疗保健提供者中的表型模式及其与工作满意度的关系。我们使用分层整群随机抽样方法，招募了210名医疗人员，他们每天早上或晚上都需要轮班工作，以便在伊朗萨里进行横断面研究。通过面对面访谈，我们收集了有关人口统计学特征的数据，并使用了Horne-ÖstbergME问卷对表型进行了评估，并使用了Danet的工作满意度问卷对工作满意度进行了评估。我们将工作满意度得分分为四个序数类别，并通过序数多元逻辑回归评估与研究变量的相关性。参与者的平均年龄为39.0（SD 8。02）年。多数年龄在45岁以下（74.27％），女性（66.67％），已婚（62.24％），高收入（45.71％）和从事永久性全职医疗工作（56.67％）。总体而言，63.4％的参与者对工作的满意度为中度到高。那些从事早班工作的人，与那些为中时表型的人相比，属于中早表型的人，其经调整的奇数比（AOR）在统计学上具有显着意义，分别为11.36和6.53，具有较高的工作满意度。同样，与中等班型相比，从事晚班工作且中晚班型和中晚班型的人的工作满意度的AOR在统计学上更高，分别为3.44和32.63。我们发现表型和工作时间表之间的匹配与工作满意度的提高有关。