The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results
This paper describes the development of the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale (KUHJSS) and the results of the survey. The scale was developed through a systematic literature review, and its validity and reliability were assessed using several psychometric properties including expert...
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| description | This paper describes the development of the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale (KUHJSS) and the results of the survey. The scale was developed through a systematic literature review, and its validity and reliability were assessed using several psychometric properties including expert evaluation (n=5), a pilot survey (n=172), and exploratory factor analysis. The final version of KUHJSS included 37 items. A large sample psychometric evaluation was made by nursing staff (n=2708). The exploratory factor analysis revealed seven factors with modest internal consistency (0.64–0.92). The staff reported relatively high job satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction was derived from motivating factors associated with the work; the least, from the job's demands. Respondents who considered their working units to provide an excellent quality of care reported the highest job satisfaction in every subarea (P<.0001). The KUHJSS proved to be a reliable and valid tool for measuring job satisfaction in hospital care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c7485e8aa1a4b32a7ef4f056045f9112025-02-03T01:20:41ZengWileyNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372012-01-01201210.1155/2012/210509210509The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey ResultsTarja Kvist0Raija Mäntynen1Pirjo Partanen2Hannele Turunen3Merja Miettinen4Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen5Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandKuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandThis paper describes the development of the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale (KUHJSS) and the results of the survey. The scale was developed through a systematic literature review, and its validity and reliability were assessed using several psychometric properties including expert evaluation (n=5), a pilot survey (n=172), and exploratory factor analysis. The final version of KUHJSS included 37 items. A large sample psychometric evaluation was made by nursing staff (n=2708). The exploratory factor analysis revealed seven factors with modest internal consistency (0.64–0.92). The staff reported relatively high job satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction was derived from motivating factors associated with the work; the least, from the job's demands. Respondents who considered their working units to provide an excellent quality of care reported the highest job satisfaction in every subarea (P<.0001). The KUHJSS proved to be a reliable and valid tool for measuring job satisfaction in hospital care.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/210509 |
| spellingShingle | Tarja Kvist Raija Mäntynen Pirjo Partanen Hannele Turunen Merja Miettinen Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results Nursing Research and Practice |
| title | The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results |
| title_full | The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results |
| title_fullStr | The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results |
| title_short | The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results |
| title_sort | job satisfaction of finnish nursing staff the development of a job satisfaction scale and survey results |
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