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Physiotherapists’ Ethical Climate and Work Satisfaction: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study

(1) Background: This study aimed to examine the relationship between Spanish physical therapists’ perceptions of the ethical climate, their moral sensitivity (awareness of ethical issues), and job satisfaction. (2) Methods: the study analyzed descriptive correlational data on 104 physical therapists...

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Autores principales: Sillero Sillero, Amalia, Ayuso Margañon, Raquel, Moreno-Segura, Noemí, Carrasco, Juan J., Atef, Hady, Ayuso Margañon, Sonia, Marques-Sule, Elena
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10572859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37830668
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192631
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author Sillero Sillero, Amalia
Ayuso Margañon, Raquel
Moreno-Segura, Noemí
Carrasco, Juan J.
Atef, Hady
Ayuso Margañon, Sonia
Marques-Sule, Elena
author_facet Sillero Sillero, Amalia
Ayuso Margañon, Raquel
Moreno-Segura, Noemí
Carrasco, Juan J.
Atef, Hady
Ayuso Margañon, Sonia
Marques-Sule, Elena
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description (1) Background: This study aimed to examine the relationship between Spanish physical therapists’ perceptions of the ethical climate, their moral sensitivity (awareness of ethical issues), and job satisfaction. (2) Methods: the study analyzed descriptive correlational data on 104 physical therapists from three Spanish metropolitan hospitals. Respondents completed a demographic data form, an ethical climate questionnaire, a job satisfaction survey, and a moral sensitivity scale. This study complies with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. (3) Results: With a mean score of 4.2, physical therapists are typically content with their jobs. The mean scores for the moral sensitivity and ethical climate questionnaires are high, at 40.1 (SD 6.3) and 96.8 (SD 17.1), respectively. There is a significant positive correlation between job satisfaction and ethical climate (r between 0.59 and 0.79) but only a weak correlation between job satisfaction and moral sensibility (r between 0 and 0.32 for the three aspects measured). (4) Conclusions: Generally speaking, physical therapists reported that they had high job satisfaction, a positive workplace environment, and excellent management support. Despite a weak relationship with moral sensibility, there is a strong association between ethical behavior, hospital organization, and higher levels of job satisfaction. It is important to encourage the development of moral sensibilities to boost psychological well-being and therapeutic decision-making.
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spelling pubmed-105728592023-10-14 Physiotherapists’ Ethical Climate and Work Satisfaction: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study Sillero Sillero, Amalia Ayuso Margañon, Raquel Moreno-Segura, Noemí Carrasco, Juan J. Atef, Hady Ayuso Margañon, Sonia Marques-Sule, Elena Healthcare (Basel) Article (1) Background: This study aimed to examine the relationship between Spanish physical therapists’ perceptions of the ethical climate, their moral sensitivity (awareness of ethical issues), and job satisfaction. (2) Methods: the study analyzed descriptive correlational data on 104 physical therapists from three Spanish metropolitan hospitals. Respondents completed a demographic data form, an ethical climate questionnaire, a job satisfaction survey, and a moral sensitivity scale. This study complies with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. (3) Results: With a mean score of 4.2, physical therapists are typically content with their jobs. The mean scores for the moral sensitivity and ethical climate questionnaires are high, at 40.1 (SD 6.3) and 96.8 (SD 17.1), respectively. There is a significant positive correlation between job satisfaction and ethical climate (r between 0.59 and 0.79) but only a weak correlation between job satisfaction and moral sensibility (r between 0 and 0.32 for the three aspects measured). (4) Conclusions: Generally speaking, physical therapists reported that they had high job satisfaction, a positive workplace environment, and excellent management support. Despite a weak relationship with moral sensibility, there is a strong association between ethical behavior, hospital organization, and higher levels of job satisfaction. It is important to encourage the development of moral sensibilities to boost psychological well-being and therapeutic decision-making. MDPI 2023-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10572859/ /pubmed/37830668 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192631 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Moreno-Segura, Noemí
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Atef, Hady
Ayuso Margañon, Sonia
Marques-Sule, Elena
Physiotherapists’ Ethical Climate and Work Satisfaction: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study
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title_short Physiotherapists’ Ethical Climate and Work Satisfaction: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort physiotherapists’ ethical climate and work satisfaction: a strobe-compliant cross-sectional study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10572859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37830668
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192631
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