Endocr Pract. 2022 Apr 1:S1530-891X(22)00107-0. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.03.019. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Despite increased demand and worsening burnout among US endocrinologists, there is a paucity of data on job satisfaction and associated factors. This study examines factors associated with job satisfaction among a nationally representative sample of US endocrinologists.
METHOD: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1700 US adult endocrinologists on Facebook group “Endocrinologists.” The survey was conducted over four weeks using an anonymous online questionnaire. The 45-question survey assessed job and salary satisfaction scores on a 5-point Likert scale along with multiple job-related variables. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to identify factors affecting job satisfaction.
RESULTS: Out of 1700, 654 adult endocrinologists (504 females and 139 males) completed the survey. Mean job satisfaction score was 3.72± 0.86, with 67.5% having high job satisfaction. Comparatively, 339 (52.1%) had high salary satisfaction. There was a statistically significant relationship between job and salary satisfaction score (p<0.01). Factors significantly associated with job satisfaction score (p<0.05) included: practice region, gender, number of medical assistants per endocrinologist, self-performance of thyroid ultrasound, and number of patients in the hospital per week. Multivariate analysis showed full time employment, along with high salary satisfaction, seeing less new patients per day, performing thyroid ultrasounds along with fewer patients in the hospital to be associated with highest job satisfaction.
CONCLUSIONS: This study found about a third of endocrinologists to have lower job satisfaction and identified multiple modifiable factors associated with endocrinologists’ job satisfaction. Interventions focused on these potentially modifiable factors may improve job satisfaction among US endocrinologists.
PMID:35378303 | DOI:10.1016/j.eprac.2022.03.019
