Open AccessPhysician Job Satisfaction and Working Conditions in Japan
Author(s) -
Wada Koji,
Arimatsu Mayuri,
Higashi Toshiaki,
Yoshikawa Toru,
Oda Susumu,
Taniguchi Hatsumi,
Kawashima Masatoshi,
Aizawa Yoshiharu
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1539/joh.o8023
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , workload , odds ratio , family medicine , medicine , confidence interval , job attitude , logistic regression , nursing , psychology , job performance , social psychology , management , pathology , economics
Physician Job Satisfaction and Working Conditions in Japan: Koji W ada , et al . Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kitasato University School of MedicineObjectives The aim of this study was to determine factors of working conditions associated with job satisfaction among physicians in Japan. Methods We sent a questionnaire to all the physicians who graduated from a medical school in Japan. Physicians who were satisfied with their job were determined as those who selected “very satisfied” and “satisfied” in response to the question: “Overall, are you satisfied with your job?” Working conditions were determined from 10 different aspects: income fairness, hospital resources, career satisfaction, difficulty in patient care, lack of personal time, administrative work, workload, and relationships with physician colleagues, staff and patients. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the association between working conditions and job satisfaction. Results Among the respondents, 209 (55.4%) men and 62 (61.4%) women were determined to be satisfied with their job. Job satisfaction was associated with income fairness for both men (corrected odds ratio 1.31, 95% confidence interval 1.09 to 1.47) and women (1.35, 1.05 to 1.53). For men, job satisfaction was associated with good hospital resources (1.45, 1.29 to 1.57), high career satisfaction (1.41, 1.23 to 1.57), good relationships with physician colleagues (1.33, 1.12 to 1.49), and good relationships with hospital staff (1.28, 1.07 to 1.45). For women, job satisfaction was associated with good relationships with patients (1.41, 1.07 to 1.56). Conclusions Certain working conditions were important factors for job satisfaction among physicians. These factors should be discussed for improving working conditions.