Job satisfaction among pre-hospital staff, a scoping review
Abstract
Background: Job satisfaction among healthcare workers is now another indicator of the quality of care provided to users.
Aim: The aim of this scoping review was to identify definitions and instruments to measure job satisfaction in the field of pre-hospital emergencies.
Methods: A scoping review guided by Arksey and O'Malleys methodological framework was conducted. From the PCO (Participants: prehospital emergency staff (including doctors, nurses, technicians, paramedics, physicians)/ Concept: job satisfaction/ Outcomes: definitions and measure methods), MeSH terms were searched in six databases including PubMed/ Medline, Scopus, WoS, Doaj, Dialnet y JBI systematically since 2015 to 20/03/2023.Results: Out of 323 citations, 16 matched inclusion criteria. Of these studies, only seven describe the meaning of job satisfaction. And only eight explain the measurement instrument, setting out the questions that comprise it and the aspects that are recorded.
Conclusion: Considering the relationship between healthcare professionals and their work from a comprehensive perspective in the prehospital emergency setting is of paramount importance in providing quality healthcare.
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