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Table 4 Aspects of job satisfaction and intention to change jobs

From: Polish infection control nurses’ job satisfaction and cooperation with their colleagues reflect how the value of infection control is appreciated by other health care workers: findings from surveys conducted before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aspects of job satisfaction

 

2014 (n = 183)

2021 (n = 175)

p

 Difficulty in completing tasks

3.1 ± 0.95

3.0 ± 1.06

0.732

  lack of data

 

15

0

 

 Job (character) satisfaction

 

3.3 ± 1.03

3.1 ± 1.27

0.063

  lack of data

 

16

0

 

 Salary satisfaction

2.1 ± 1.11

2.2 ± 1.14

0.406

  lack of data

 

13

0

 

Job change

    

 No

 

29 (43.9%)

81 (46.3%)

0.867

 Yes, within the current unit

 

12 (18.2%)

27 (15.4%)

 

 Yes, to another hospital

 

25 (37.9%)

67 (38.3%)

 

  lack of data

 

117

0

 

Reason for wanting to change job

   

 Salary

3 (8.1%)

52 (55.3%)

< 0.001

 No development opportunities in the current job

20 (54.1%)

10 (10.6%)

< 0.001

 Negative atmosphere at work. poor communication

7 (18.9%)

35 (37.2%)

0.043

 Inconsistency with professional interests

12 (32.4%)

1 (1.1%)

< 0.001

 Lack of opportunity to use the possessed skills and qualifications

0 (0.0%)

30 (31.9%)

< 0.001

 Lack of sense of purpose in the work performed

11 (29.7%)

51 (54.3%)

0.011

 Other reasons (not precisely indicated)

15 (40.5%)

10 (10.6%)

< 0.001

Willingness to recommend the work of an epidemiological nurse

   

 Definitely not

 

45 (31.0%)

35 (20.0%)

< 0.001

 Probably not

 

66 (45.5%)

55 (31.4%)

 

 Hard to say

 

15 (10.3%)

36 (20.6%)

 

 Probably yes

 

18 (12.4%)

38 (21.7%)

 

 Definitely yes

 

1 (0.7%)

11 (6.3%)

 

  lack of data

 

38

0