Department of Health Organization and Management, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho, Vietnam.
Faculty of Pharmacy, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho, Vietnam.
PLoS One. 2023 Sep 14;18(9):e0291201. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291201. eCollection 2023.
Job satisfaction is an important factor affecting job performance and turnover of healthcare workers, especially hospital pharmacists. Nevertheless, limited studies have reported this issue in the context of Vietnam.
To help maintain the quality and size of the limited hospital pharmacy workforce in Vietnam, especially in the Mekong Delta area, this study investigated the job satisfaction of hospital pharmacists, and the associated factors, in Vinh Long province, a representative province in the central Mekong Delta.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted, recruiting hospital pharmacists working in all 17 province/district-affiliated healthcare facilities across Vinh Long province, Vietnam, between August and September 2022.
Among the 235 survey participants (representing a response rate of 97.1%), 189 pharmacists (80.4%) reported that they were satisfied with their job. Working conditions, leadership styles, and benefits were factors found to significantly influence job satisfaction. Pharmacists who had worked in the field for 3-5 years (OR = 3.752, 95% CI = 1.036-13.595), more than 5 years (OR = 6.361, 95% CI = 2.264-17.875), did not have additional duties besides their primary responsibilities (OR = 2.046, 95% CI = 1.005-4.163), and worked in a private healthcare facility (OR = 12.021, 95% CI = 1.470-98.316), were significantly more likely to be satisfied with their job.
Most hospital pharmacists were satisfied with their current job. To further improve job satisfaction in this population, further improvements to working conditions are necessary.
工作满意度是影响医疗保健工作者（尤其是医院药师）工作表现和离职率的一个重要因素。然而，在越南的背景下，有限的研究报告了这个问题。
为了帮助维持越南有限的医院药房劳动力的质量和规模，特别是在湄公河三角洲地区，本研究调查了越南平定省医院药师的工作满意度及其相关因素，平定省是湄公河三角洲地区的一个代表性省份。
本研究采用横断面调查，于 2022 年 8 月至 9 月期间，在越南平定省的 17 个县/市直属医疗机构招募了所有在职医院药师。
在 235 名参与调查的药师（代表 97.1%的应答率）中，有 189 名（80.4%）表示对其工作满意。工作条件、领导风格和福利是影响工作满意度的显著因素。工作 3-5 年（OR=3.752，95%CI=1.036-13.595）、5 年以上（OR=6.361，95%CI=2.264-17.875）、除主要职责外没有其他职责（OR=2.046，95%CI=1.005-4.163）、在私营医疗机构工作的药师（OR=12.021，95%CI=1.470-98.316）更有可能对其工作满意。
大多数医院药师对其目前的工作感到满意。为了进一步提高这一人群的工作满意度，有必要进一步改善工作条件。
