Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 4;17(3):949. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030949.
The purpose of this study was to explore the level of occupational stress, job satisfaction, and turnover intention among Korean field epidemiologists, and to identify the factors that contribute to their turnover intention. We surveyed the Korean field epidemiologists in the cohort from 2016 to 2018 using the Occupational Stress Inventory, revised edition, and questionnaires developed from the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey. Fisher's exact test was used to identify the association between sociodemographic characteristics, occupational stress, job satisfaction, and turnover intention. Overall, 17 Korean field epidemiologists participated in this study (response rate: 74%). More than half of field epidemiologists had turnover intention (53%), and it was less likely to be present in the field epidemiologists recruited from the civilian sector than those recruited from the military (adjusted odds ratio, 0.59; 95% confidence interval, 0.39-0.88). Furthermore, about two-thirds of field epidemiologists had a burden of occupational stress on Role Ambiguity (65%), and only one respondent expressed satisfaction with the job. There was no significant relation among the levels of occupational stress, job satisfaction, and turnover intention. In this study, the field epidemiologists recruited from the military were more likely to have turnover intention. Additional studies to identify possible ways to reduce turnover intention among the public health workforce are warranted.
本研究旨在探讨韩国现场流行病学家的职业压力水平、工作满意度和离职意向，并确定导致其离职意向的因素。我们使用职业压力量表修订版和公共卫生劳动力兴趣和需求调查开发的问卷，对 2016 年至 2018 年期间的韩国现场流行病学家进行了队列调查。采用 Fisher 确切检验来确定人口统计学特征、职业压力、工作满意度和离职意向之间的关联。总体而言，17 名韩国现场流行病学家参与了这项研究（应答率：74%）。超过一半的现场流行病学家有离职意向（53%），而从民间部门招募的现场流行病学家比从军队招募的现场流行病学家更不容易有离职意向（调整后的优势比，0.59；95%置信区间，0.39-0.88）。此外，大约三分之二的现场流行病学家在角色模糊方面有职业压力负担（65%），只有一名受访者对工作表示满意。职业压力水平、工作满意度和离职意向之间没有显著关系。在这项研究中，从军队招募的现场流行病学家更有可能有离职意向。需要进一步研究以确定减少公共卫生劳动力离职意向的可能方法。
