Institute for Health Management, IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Krems, Austria.
Department Health Sciences, FH Campus Vienna-University of Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Physiother Res Int. 2021 Jul;26(3):e1907. doi: 10.1002/pri.1907. Epub 2021 Apr 7.
Physiotherapists are commonly working in self-employed, employed, or in combined employed and self-employed work arrangements. This study aimed at examining aspects of job satisfaction and predictors of physiotherapists' overall job satisfaction across those three types of work arrangements.
Austrian physiotherapists rated their overall job satisfaction as well as the importance and realisation of aspects of job satisfaction in a cross-sectional online survey. Multiple linear regression was used to identify predictors of overall job satisfaction, and (for employed therapists only) predictors for planning to change the employer.
The sample consisted of 581 physiotherapists working in the public or private sector, of which, 342 were self-employed, 100 employed, and 139 both employed and self-employed. Physiotherapists generally indicated high job satisfaction with notable variations according to their work arrangements. Overall job satisfaction and the aspects of recognition and autonomy were higher in self-employed therapists, when compared to the other two groups. In contrast, self-employed therapists reported lower satisfaction with mentoring and peer support. Those who were both employed and self-employed reported the highest gap between the importance and realisation of their work-life balance (r = -0.50, p < 0.001). Recognition was identified as the most important predictor of job satisfaction (ß = 0.52, p < 0.001) and intention to leave (ß = -0.54, p < 0.001) in employed physiotherapists.
The analysis of job satisfaction according to work arrangements suggests several approaches to increase or maintain a high level of job satisfaction, which may be addressed by employers and physiotherapy professional organisations. For employed physiotherapists, practices that increase their recognition and autonomy seem to be promising, whereas self-employed physiotherapists could benefit from enhanced opportunities for exchange and networking with colleagues. For those who are both employed and self-employed, more flexible work schedules may be helpful to integrate the demands of private patients and employer workloads.
物理治疗师通常以个体经营、受雇或同时从事受雇和个体经营工作安排的形式工作。本研究旨在检查这三种工作安排下，物理治疗师的工作满意度方面以及影响其整体工作满意度的因素。
奥地利物理治疗师在一项横断面在线调查中对其整体工作满意度以及工作满意度方面的重要性和实现情况进行了评分。采用多元线性回归来确定整体工作满意度的预测因素，并（仅针对受雇治疗师）确定计划更换雇主的预测因素。
该样本由在公共或私营部门工作的 581 名物理治疗师组成，其中 342 名为个体经营者，100 名为受雇者，139 名为同时受雇和个体经营者。物理治疗师普遍对工作表示高度满意，但根据其工作安排存在显著差异。与其他两组相比，个体经营治疗师的整体工作满意度以及认可和自主权方面更高。相比之下，个体经营治疗师报告在指导和同行支持方面的满意度较低。那些同时受雇和个体经营的人报告工作-生活平衡的重要性和实现之间的差距最大（r=-0.50，p<0.001）。在受雇的物理治疗师中，认可被确定为工作满意度（β=0.52，p<0.001）和离职意向（β=-0.54，p<0.001）的最重要预测因素。
根据工作安排分析工作满意度表明，有几种方法可以提高或维持高水平的工作满意度，雇主和物理治疗专业组织可以采取这些方法。对于受雇的物理治疗师而言，增加他们的认可和自主权的做法似乎很有前途，而个体经营的物理治疗师则可以从与同事交流和建立联系的机会中受益。对于那些同时受雇和个体经营的人来说，更灵活的工作时间表可能有助于整合私人患者和雇主工作量的需求。
