Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention Among Nurses and Midwives Working under DOH Deployment Program
Keywords:
Nurse, midwife, job satisfaction, turnover intention, DOH deployment programacademic performanceAbstract
Maldistribution of health workforce in the country’s health system threatened the quality of health care services and delivery. The deployment program of the DOH is key to address the issue. Studying work characteristics among nurses and midwives as the heart of health care system is essential. This study aimed to determine nurses and midwives job satisfaction, its predictors and relationship to turnover intention who were working in Samar, Philippines. Employing correlational survey design, thirtyseven nurses and ten midwives participated the study through purposive sampling. Chi-square test was used to determine relationship between variables. Cramer’s V was applied to examine the strength of relationship. Findings revealed that majority of them were satisfied with their current work. Sex characteristic is a significant factor to job satisfaction. More than half claimed they have no intention to leave their work. Job satisfaction is inversely correlated to turnover intention. Nurses and midwives working in rural areas have high level of job satisfaction and low turnover intention. Job satisfaction plays an important role to turnover intention. This study has significant implications to the DOH and local government units in maintaining a high level of job satisfaction and low turnover intention.
References
Asegid, A., Belachew, T., & Yimam, E. (2014). Factors influencing job satisfaction and anticipated turnover among nurses in Sidama zone public health facilities, South Ethiopia. Nursing Research and Practice, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/909768
Atefi, N., Lim Abdullah, K., Wong, L. P., & Mazlom, R. (2015). Factors influencing job satisfaction among registered nurses: a questionnaire survey in Mashhad, Iran. Journal of Nursing Management, 23(4), 448-458. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12151
Chao, M. C., Jou, R. C., Liao, C. C., & Kuo, C. W. (2015). Workplace stress, job satisfaction, job performance, and turnover intention of health care workers in rural Taiwan. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 27(2), NP1827-NP1836. https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539513506604
Dayrit, M. M., Lagrada, L. P., Picazo, O. F., Pons, M. C., & Villaverde, M. C. (2018). The Philippines Health System Review. Regional Office for South-East Asia: New Delhi; 2018. Retrieved from: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/274579/9789290226734-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Falguera, C. C., De los Santos, J. A. A., Galabay, J. R., Firmo, C. N., Tsaras, K., Rosales, R. A., Mirafuentes, E.C., & Labrague, L. J. (2020). Relationship between nurse practice environment and work outcomes: A survey study in the Philippines. International Journal of Nursing Practice, e12873. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12873.
Han, K., Trinkoff, A. M., & Gurses, A. P. (2015). Work‐related factors, job satisfaction and intent to leave the current job among United States nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(21-22), 3224-3232. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12987
Jadoo, S. A. A., Aljunid, S. M., Dastan, I., Tawfeeq, R. S., Mustafa, M. A., Ganasegeran, K., & AlDubai, S. A. R. (2015). Job satisfaction and turnover intention among Iraqi doctors-a descriptive cross-sectional multicentre study. Human Resources for Health, 13(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-015-0014-6.
Kebriaei, A., Moteghed, M.S., (2009). Job satisfaction among community health workers in Zahedan District, Islamic Republic of Iran. Mediterranean Health Journal,15 (5),1156-1160. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/117745.
Labrague, L. J., De los Santos, J. A. A., Falguera, C. C., Nwafor, C. E., Galabay, J. R., Rosales, R. A., & Firmo, C. N. (2020). Predictors of nurses’ turnover intention at one and five years’ time. International Nursing Review 67, 191-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12581.
Labrague, L. J., Gloe, D., McEnroe, D. M., Konstantinos, K., & Colet, P. (2018). Factors influencing turnover intention among registered nurses in Samar Philippines. Applied Nursing Research, 39, 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2017.11.027.
Liu, J., Zhu, B., Wu, J., & Mao, Y. (2019). Job satisfaction, work stress, and turnover intentions among rural health workers: a cross-sectional study in 11 western provinces of China. BMC Family Practice, 20(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-0904-0.
Lu, H., Barriball, K. L., Zhang, X., & While, A. E. (2012). Job satisfaction among hospital nurses revisited: a systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(8), 1017-1038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.11.009.
Lu, Y., Hu, X. M., Huang, X. L., Zhuang, X. D., Guo, P., Feng, L. F., ... & Hao, Y. T. (2017). The relationship between job satisfaction, work stress, work–family conflict, and turnover intention among physicians in Guangdong, China: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 7(5), e014894. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014894.
Maharani, C., Afief, D. F., Weber, D., Marx, M., & Loukanova, S. (2019). Primary care physicians’ satisfaction after health care reform: a cross-sectional study from two cities in Central Java, Indonesia. BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 290. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4121-2.
Malliarou, M., Moustaka, E., Kouvela, T., Constantinidis, T. C., & Sarafis, P. (2010). Greek registered nurses’ job satisfaction in relation to work-related stress: A study on army and civilian RNS. Global Journal of Health Science, 2(1), 44-59. https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v2n1p44.
Paler-Calmorin, L., & Calmorin-Piedad, M.L. (2008). Nursing Research. National Book Store: Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
Poghosyan, L., Liu, J., Shang, J., & D’Aunno, T. (2017). Practice environments and job satisfaction and turnover intentions of nurse practitioners: Implications for primary care workforce capacity. Health Care Management Review, 42(2), 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1097/HMR.0000000000000094.
Price, J. L. (2001). Reflections on the determinants of voluntary turnover. International Journal of Manpower, 22 (7), 600-624. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006233.
Rouleau, D., Fournier, P., Philibert, A., Mbengue, B., & Dumont, A. (2012). The effects of midwives’ job satisfaction on burnout, intention to quit and turnover: a longitudinal study in Senegal. Human Resources for Health, 10(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-10-9.
Samarasooriya, R. C., Park, J., Yoon, S. H., Oh, J., & Baek, S. (2019). Self-directed learning among nurse learners in Sri Lanka. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 50(1), 41-48. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20190102-09.
Takase, M. (2010). A concept analysis of turnover intention: Implications for nursing management. Collegian, 17(1), 3-12.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2009.05.001
Warr, P., Cook, J., & Wall, T. (1979). Scales for the measurement of some work attitudes and aspects of psychological well‐being. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 52(2), 129-148. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8325.1979.tb00448.x.
Weng, Q., & McElroy, J. C. (2012). Organizational career growth, affective occupational commitment, and turnover intentions. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 80(2), 256– 265.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2012.01.014.
World Health Organization. (2006). The World Health Report 2006: Working Together for Health. WHO, Geneva. http://www.who.int/whr/2006/en.
