Assessing job satisfaction and stress among pharmacists in Northern Ireland

McCann, Laura; Hughes, Carmel; Adair, Colin G.; Cardwell, Christopher

doi:10.1007/s11096-008-9277-5

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“…Overall, less than 50% of responding pharmacists were satisfied with their job. This level is lower than what has been reported in the literature [19][20][21].The majority of satisfied pharmacists were from military hospitals because they offer good chances for training, scholarships, and getting exposed to various tasks. These characteristics make military hospitals more desirable destinations for freshly graduated students than other smaller hospitals.The majority of respondents were not satisfied with the new salary scale because it includes the classification of pharmacists based on their qualifications, which disregards the pharmacist's experience and focuses only on certificates, which leaves pharmacists with longer years of experience not satisfied because they believe they deserve more.…”

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Assessment of job satisfaction among hospital pharmacists in Saudi Arabia

Balkhi¹,

Alghamdi²,

Alshehri³

et al. 2017

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Abstract:-Background: Job dissatisfaction at work has been associated with low productivity, absenteeism, high turnover, and workers reducing their hours. Little is known about job satisfaction among pharmacists in Saudi Arabia and why they are leaving their profession. This study aims to assess job satisfaction status among Saudi pharmacists working in different practice sites in Saudi Arabia and to explore factors associated with job satisfaction among pharmacists in Saudi Arabia. Method:A cross-sectional questionnaire survey of pharmacists working in government and private hospitals in Saudi Arabia.Results: A total of 122 pharmacists answered the survey, of which 42.98% were satisfied with the size of their work place and stated it was large enough to perform their job, and 47.11% were satisfied regarding having access to computer resources such as Internet and pharmaceutical references. The main factors for job satisfaction were salary, workload, work environment, training and education opportunities, promotion, and incentives. Conclusion:Job satisfaction among pharmacists is relatively low and may create economic and work force complications in Saudi Arabia. Education, training, and promotions within each premises as well as policies concerning general classification and ranking systems need to be re-evaluated to improve overall job satisfaction.

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Assessment of job satisfaction among hospital pharmacists in Saudi Arabia

Balkhi¹,

Alghamdi²,

Alshehri³

et al. 2017

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“…Work hours affect both productivity and personal well-being. 25 The other possible reasons could be shortage of staff and/ or working on shifts with stress may affect the personal time of professionals. These findings are in accordance to a study conducted by McCann et al (2009) which found that 39% pharmacists agreed that they were stressed with work related activities.…”

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“…These findings are in accordance to a study conducted by McCann et al (2009) which found that 39% pharmacists agreed that they were stressed with work related activities. 25 Majority of the respondents (85.4%) believed that the Indian regulatory frame work has failed to strengthen the pharmacy profession. Yet, 64.5% of the respondents were satisfied to be called as a pharmacist.…”

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Job Satisfaction among Indian Pharmacists: An Exploration of Affecting Variables and Suggestions for Improvement in Pharmacist Role.

Ahmad

Khan

Elkalmi

et al. 2016

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of job satisfaction among Indian pharmacists, and factors associated with job satisfaction. The study also explored the suggestions of pharmacist to improve the profession of pharmacy in India. Methods: A cross sectional web-based study was conducted on working pharmacists in India, using a validated questionnaire for a period of 2 months. The participants were contacted via email and social websites and data was collected by using web-based survey. The data were coded and entered to statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20. The responses to the questionnaire were analyzed by performing descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The satisfaction rate of pharmacists was 17.5%. Similar numbers of pharmacist were satisfied with promotional opportunities at their workplace. 68.7% participants believed the reason for dissatisfaction was irresponsible government policies which hamper pharmacists from seeking jobs compared with other professionals. Majority of pharmacists agreed with the suggestion of determining payscale on the basis of both qualification and experience (85.1%) followed by 84.8% who agreed that pharmacy degree should be deemed essential to acquire registration. Age, qualification and practice setting were significantly associated with differences in mean satisfaction score (p<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, pharmacists were not satisfied with their jobs. A nation-wide study is warranted to further establish the satisfaction of pharmacists with their jobs. A further need to look at the intrinsic and extrinsic factors associated with pharmacist satisfaction can aid the development of suitable interventions to improve the same.

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“…Yapılan çalışmalar eczacıların üzerindeki iş yükünün iş stresine neden olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır (13)(14)(15). Harding ve Taylor'un 1997'de belirttiği üzere büyük bürokratik organizasyonların hizmet verimliliğini arttırmak ve standart bir hizmet sunabilmek için kurallar dikte etmesi, eczacıların otonomisini engellemekte ve iş stresini daha da arttırmaktadır (16).…”

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