Job satisfaction among nursing technicians in psychiatric hospitals in Minas Gerais - Brazil

Authors

  • Gisele de Lacerda Chaves Vieira Belo HorizonteMG, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Enfermagem , Programa de Pós-graduação, Brasil
  • Tatiana Quézia Oliveira Mesquita Faculdade Izabella Hendrix; Belo HorizonteMG, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Érika de Oliveira Santos Belo HorizonteMG, FHEMIG, Núcleo de Gestão do Risco , Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/1415-2762.20150014

Keywords:

job Satisfaction, Mental Health, Psychiatric Nursing, Occupational Health, Working Conditions

Abstract

A quantitative, cross sectional study with 93 nursing technicians from two psychiatric hospitals was carried out in order to identify levels of satisfaction at work and associated factors. All data was collected using a questionnaire on professional experience and sociodemographic details. SATIS-BR was the instrument chosen to assess satisfaction. The nursing technicians showed a mean score of 3.06 of overall satisfaction, indicating a moderate level of satisfaction. The subscales with highest values were those that evaluated the level of satisfaction with the quality of service and relationships in the workplace. Conversely, these professionals showed low levels of satisfaction with the working conditions and opportunities for taking part of the service. In general, male nurses, those who work during the day, those who said they feel able to care for patients and feel safe in the workplace displayed higher levels of satisfaction. The results reinforce the importance of investigating satisfaction among nursing professionals in order to improve the service with regard to working conditions, organizational climate, human resource management and consequently the quality of service provided.

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2015-03-01

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2015)

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Job satisfaction among nursing technicians in psychiatric hospitals in Minas Gerais - Brazil. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2015 Mar. 1 [cited 2026 Feb. 11];19(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/49605