"Job Satisfaction of Pakistani Speech Therapists in Various Workplaces: A Cross-Sectional Study"

Abstract

Background: A speech-language pathologist's (SLP) job is demanding but rewarding. Job satisfaction for speech pathologists is an essential factor. Speech-language pathologists work with children and adults to identify, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication, and swallowing problems. To the best of our knowledge, no previous research has investigated the aspects associated with job satisfaction, which may improve or reduce stress for SLPs.Purpose: This study aimed to assess Pakistani speech-language pathologists/ therapists' job satisfaction in different workplaces.Method: Cross-sectional research design was used to study the variables. A sample was comprised of 117 speech therapists. The data was collected through an online survey due to the current pandemic situation. Google forms were sent to the speech pathologist working in schools, clinics, hospitals, universities, and special needs centers.Result: Most of the participants were 25 to 30 years old, having a degree of masters and bachelors in speech-language pathology. Most of the participants were in the initial stages of their career experience and working in special care centers. In addition to this, most of the participants do not have much workload and their working hours were between 6 to 10 hours per week. Analysis of variance showed that there is no difference of working organizations in job satisfaction of speech-language pathologists. Conclusion:No difference was found in job satisfaction among speech and language pathologists working in various settings.