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Job Satisfaction Among Employees After a Merger: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Local Health Unit of Sardinia Region, Italy

Job satisfaction plays an important role in healthcare organization and management; it is critical for maintaining and improving staff efficiency and consequently the quality of care provided. Organizational restructuring processes, including mergers, are likely to affect job satisfaction levels, bu...

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Autores principales: Isonne, Claudia, Nardi, Angelo, de Soccio, Pasquale, Zerbetto, Alessandro, Giffi, Monica, Sindoni, Alessandro, Marotta, Daniela, Baccolini, Valentina, Migliara, Giuseppe, Mete, Rosario, Marzuillo, Carolina, Villari, Paolo, Salis, Giovanni, Moirano, Fulvio, De Vito, Corrado
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8725631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34993172
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.798084
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author Isonne, Claudia
Nardi, Angelo
de Soccio, Pasquale
Zerbetto, Alessandro
Giffi, Monica
Sindoni, Alessandro
Marotta, Daniela
Baccolini, Valentina
Migliara, Giuseppe
Mete, Rosario
Marzuillo, Carolina
Villari, Paolo
Salis, Giovanni
Moirano, Fulvio
De Vito, Corrado
author_facet Isonne, Claudia
Nardi, Angelo
de Soccio, Pasquale
Zerbetto, Alessandro
Giffi, Monica
Sindoni, Alessandro
Marotta, Daniela
Baccolini, Valentina
Migliara, Giuseppe
Mete, Rosario
Marzuillo, Carolina
Villari, Paolo
Salis, Giovanni
Moirano, Fulvio
De Vito, Corrado
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description Job satisfaction plays an important role in healthcare organization and management; it is critical for maintaining and improving staff efficiency and consequently the quality of care provided. Organizational restructuring processes, including mergers, are likely to affect job satisfaction levels, but evidence of the impact they have is surprisingly scarce. The aim of the study was to describe a methodology used to measure job satisfaction of the employees at a Local Health Unit (LHU) in Italy immediately after a merger and to assess the determinants associated with any reduction in worker satisfaction. The study was conducted among employees of the LHU of the Sardinia Region in July 2018, after a merger of eight subregional LHUs had taken place. The entire staff was enrolled, of which a total of 1,737 employees were surveyed. We used a questionnaire exploring socio-demographic and working characteristics of the employees, the various areas related to job satisfaction and interviewee opinions on the merger process. Multivariable stepwise backward logistic regression models were built to identify factors independently associated with lower job satisfaction. The results of a multivariable analysis showed that lower job satisfaction was more likely in employees with an administrative role (aOR: 2.34, 95% CI: 1.37–4.00) or a career demotion (aOR: 1.84, 95%CI: 1.11–3.03). High levels of mental stress were strongly associated with lower job satisfaction (aOR: 5.64, 95%CI: 4.16–7.64). “More equity of employee rewards” was the only example of a set of responder suggestions found to be associated with lower job satisfaction (aOR: 2.30, 95%CI: 1.51–3.47). Generally, responders showed a good level of job satisfaction—and this was also the case following the merger—but some job profile determinants were strongly associated with low employee satisfaction. The results of the study highlighted several challenging areas and critical issues relating to working conditions. Further surveys are required to confirm these results and to monitor their evolution over time.
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spelling pubmed-87256312022-01-05 Job Satisfaction Among Employees After a Merger: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Local Health Unit of Sardinia Region, Italy Isonne, Claudia Nardi, Angelo de Soccio, Pasquale Zerbetto, Alessandro Giffi, Monica Sindoni, Alessandro Marotta, Daniela Baccolini, Valentina Migliara, Giuseppe Mete, Rosario Marzuillo, Carolina Villari, Paolo Salis, Giovanni Moirano, Fulvio De Vito, Corrado Front Public Health Public Health Job satisfaction plays an important role in healthcare organization and management; it is critical for maintaining and improving staff efficiency and consequently the quality of care provided. Organizational restructuring processes, including mergers, are likely to affect job satisfaction levels, but evidence of the impact they have is surprisingly scarce. The aim of the study was to describe a methodology used to measure job satisfaction of the employees at a Local Health Unit (LHU) in Italy immediately after a merger and to assess the determinants associated with any reduction in worker satisfaction. The study was conducted among employees of the LHU of the Sardinia Region in July 2018, after a merger of eight subregional LHUs had taken place. The entire staff was enrolled, of which a total of 1,737 employees were surveyed. We used a questionnaire exploring socio-demographic and working characteristics of the employees, the various areas related to job satisfaction and interviewee opinions on the merger process. Multivariable stepwise backward logistic regression models were built to identify factors independently associated with lower job satisfaction. The results of a multivariable analysis showed that lower job satisfaction was more likely in employees with an administrative role (aOR: 2.34, 95% CI: 1.37–4.00) or a career demotion (aOR: 1.84, 95%CI: 1.11–3.03). High levels of mental stress were strongly associated with lower job satisfaction (aOR: 5.64, 95%CI: 4.16–7.64). “More equity of employee rewards” was the only example of a set of responder suggestions found to be associated with lower job satisfaction (aOR: 2.30, 95%CI: 1.51–3.47). Generally, responders showed a good level of job satisfaction—and this was also the case following the merger—but some job profile determinants were strongly associated with low employee satisfaction. The results of the study highlighted several challenging areas and critical issues relating to working conditions. Further surveys are required to confirm these results and to monitor their evolution over time. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8725631/ /pubmed/34993172 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.798084 Text en Copyright © 2021 Isonne, Nardi, de Soccio, Zerbetto, Giffi, Sindoni, Marotta, Baccolini, Migliara, Mete, Marzuillo, Villari, Salis, Moirano and De Vito. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Isonne, Claudia
Nardi, Angelo
de Soccio, Pasquale
Zerbetto, Alessandro
Giffi, Monica
Sindoni, Alessandro
Marotta, Daniela
Baccolini, Valentina
Migliara, Giuseppe
Mete, Rosario
Marzuillo, Carolina
Villari, Paolo
Salis, Giovanni
Moirano, Fulvio
De Vito, Corrado
Job Satisfaction Among Employees After a Merger: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Local Health Unit of Sardinia Region, Italy
title Job Satisfaction Among Employees After a Merger: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Local Health Unit of Sardinia Region, Italy
title_full Job Satisfaction Among Employees After a Merger: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Local Health Unit of Sardinia Region, Italy
title_fullStr Job Satisfaction Among Employees After a Merger: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Local Health Unit of Sardinia Region, Italy
title_full_unstemmed Job Satisfaction Among Employees After a Merger: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Local Health Unit of Sardinia Region, Italy
title_short Job Satisfaction Among Employees After a Merger: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Local Health Unit of Sardinia Region, Italy
title_sort job satisfaction among employees after a merger: a cross-sectional survey in the local health unit of sardinia region, italy
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8725631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34993172
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.798084
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