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Factors Affecting Tuberculosis (TB) Control Nurses' Job Satisfaction

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Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2014;25(2):128-136
Publication date (electronic) : 2014 June 30
doi : https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.2.128
Jin Beom Lee1, Young Im Kim2, Hyo Geun Geun3
1Education & Training Department, The Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Cheongwon, Korea.
2Department of Nursing, Korea National Open University, Seoul, Korea.
3Department of Nursing, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Korea.
Corresponding author: Kim, Young Im. Department of Nursing, Korea National Open University, 169 Dongsung-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-791, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3668-4704, Fax: +82-2-3668-4704, young@knou.ac.kr
Received 2014 April 02; Revised 2014 June 03; Accepted 2014 June 24.

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated with perceived job satisfaction of TB control nurses in Korea.

Methods

This study employed a descriptive survey research design using data for 189 TB control nurses. Variables included in this study were demographic, social, and work-related characteristics (including job stress), and job satisfaction. ANOVA, t-test,and multiple regression analyses were performed using SPSS/WIN 19.0 program.

Results

The mean value of perceived job satisfaction was lower in the subjects (2.9±0.41) than in general nurses working in other departments. In multiple regression analysis, factors associated with TB control nurses' job satisfaction were job stress (β=-.281, p<.001), marital status (β=-.229, p<.001), and the number of TB control nurses employed (β=.200, p<.001).

Conclusion

The results of this study showed that job satisfaction was associated more significantly with job-related characteristics than with non-job-related variables in workplace. Along with increased TB control nurse staffing, efforts should be made to reduce negative workplace issues such as job stress and inappropriate pay to improve the subject's job satisfaction.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Nursing; Job satisfaction

Notes

This article is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Korea National Open University.

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Table 1

Perceived Job Satisfaction of Tuberculosis Control Nurses (N=189)

Table 1

Table 2

Tuberculosis Control Nurses' Job Satisfaction according to Socio-demographic and Job-related Characteristics (N=189)

Table 2

TB=tuberculosis.

Table 3

Correlations among Variables Affecting Tuberculosis Control Nurses' Perceived Job Satisfaction

Table 3

TB=tuberculosis.

Table 4

Factors affecting Tuberculosis Control Nurses' Job Satisfaction

Table 4

TB=tuberculosis.