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Job Attractiveness and Job Satisfaction of Dental Hygienists: From Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Survey 2019
Job attractiveness and job satisfaction are important factors in the continuity of employment among healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to assess job satisfaction and job attractiveness among dental hygienists in Japan. The Japan Dental Hygienists Association conducted a survey of th...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7830899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33477353 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020755 |
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author | Ohara, Yuki Nomura, Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Yuko Okada, Ayako Hosoya, Noriyasu Hanada, Nobuhiro Hirano, Hirohiko Takei, Noriko |
author_facet | Ohara, Yuki Nomura, Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Yuko Okada, Ayako Hosoya, Noriyasu Hanada, Nobuhiro Hirano, Hirohiko Takei, Noriko |
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description | Job attractiveness and job satisfaction are important factors in the continuity of employment among healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to assess job satisfaction and job attractiveness among dental hygienists in Japan. The Japan Dental Hygienists Association conducted a survey of the employment status of Japanese dental hygienists in 2019. Questionnaires were distributed to all 16,722 members, and 8932 were returned (Collection rate: 53.4%). Data from 7869 currently working dental hygienists were analysed in this study. We analysed seven items of job attractiveness, 14 items of job satisfaction, and 13 items of request for improving the working environment. Item response theory and structural equation modelling (SEM) were utilized for the analysis. For attractiveness of dental hygienists’ work, respondents placed greater emphasis on the fact that dental hygienists needed national qualifications rather than on income stability. SEM showed that job satisfaction consisted of two factors, ‘Value for work’ and ‘Working environment’, as did job attractiveness, with ‘Contribution’ and ‘Assured income’. Value for work affects the contribution to people, and, employment environment affects assured income. Improving job satisfaction and work environments could help to improve the employment rate of dental hygienists, which could positively influence patient care. |
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spelling | pubmed-78308992021-01-26 Job Attractiveness and Job Satisfaction of Dental Hygienists: From Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Survey 2019 Ohara, Yuki Nomura, Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Yuko Okada, Ayako Hosoya, Noriyasu Hanada, Nobuhiro Hirano, Hirohiko Takei, Noriko Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Job attractiveness and job satisfaction are important factors in the continuity of employment among healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to assess job satisfaction and job attractiveness among dental hygienists in Japan. The Japan Dental Hygienists Association conducted a survey of the employment status of Japanese dental hygienists in 2019. Questionnaires were distributed to all 16,722 members, and 8932 were returned (Collection rate: 53.4%). Data from 7869 currently working dental hygienists were analysed in this study. We analysed seven items of job attractiveness, 14 items of job satisfaction, and 13 items of request for improving the working environment. Item response theory and structural equation modelling (SEM) were utilized for the analysis. For attractiveness of dental hygienists’ work, respondents placed greater emphasis on the fact that dental hygienists needed national qualifications rather than on income stability. SEM showed that job satisfaction consisted of two factors, ‘Value for work’ and ‘Working environment’, as did job attractiveness, with ‘Contribution’ and ‘Assured income’. Value for work affects the contribution to people, and, employment environment affects assured income. Improving job satisfaction and work environments could help to improve the employment rate of dental hygienists, which could positively influence patient care. MDPI 2021-01-17 2021-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7830899/ /pubmed/33477353 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020755 Text en © 2021 by the authors. 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 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ohara, Yuki Nomura, Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Yuko Okada, Ayako Hosoya, Noriyasu Hanada, Nobuhiro Hirano, Hirohiko Takei, Noriko Job Attractiveness and Job Satisfaction of Dental Hygienists: From Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Survey 2019 |
title | Job Attractiveness and Job Satisfaction of Dental Hygienists: From Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Survey 2019 |
title_full | Job Attractiveness and Job Satisfaction of Dental Hygienists: From Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Survey 2019 |
title_fullStr | Job Attractiveness and Job Satisfaction of Dental Hygienists: From Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Survey 2019 |
title_full_unstemmed | Job Attractiveness and Job Satisfaction of Dental Hygienists: From Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Survey 2019 |
title_short | Job Attractiveness and Job Satisfaction of Dental Hygienists: From Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Survey 2019 |
title_sort | job attractiveness and job satisfaction of dental hygienists: from japanese dental hygienists’ survey 2019 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7830899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33477353 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020755 |
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