JOBSATISFACTION AMONG RESIDENT DOCTORS OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR

ThisstudyaimedtoassessjobsatisfactionamongresidentdoctorsinatertiarycarehospitalinJammuandKashmir.Astructuredquestionnairecomprisingeightdomains—Workload,Work–LifeBalance,InterpersonalRelationships,FutureCareerProspects,SatisfactionwithDepartment,HospitalInfrastructure,HospitalManagement,andSalaryandCompensation—wasadministeredto201participants.Resultsindicatedmoderateoverallsatisfaction,withthelowestscoresinSalaryandCompensation(1.85)andHospitalmanagement(1.94).HighersatisfactionwasseeninDepartmentalEnvironmentandHospitalinfrastructure.Keyrecommendationsincludemanagementtraining,payrestructuringandcareerdevelopmentprograms.Background:Jobsatisfactionamongresidentdoctorsisacriticaldeterminantofhealthcaredeliveryquality,effectivetraining,retentionandoverallworkefficiency.Understandingthefactorsinfluencingtheirsatisfactioncanhelpinimprovingworkingconditionsandpatientoutcomes.Objective:ToassessthelevelofjobsatisfactionandidentifykeydeterminantsamongresidentdoctorsworkinginatertiarycarehospitalinJammuandKashmir.Methods:Across-sectional,descriptivestudyusingastructuredquestionnairewasconductedamongresidentdoctorsofatertiarycareteachinghospitalinJammuandKashmir.Datawerecollectedusingapre-validated,semi-structuredquestionnairecovering8domainssuchasworkload,work-lifebalance,supervision,remuneration,andinstitutionalsupport.Wherehighervaluesindicatedahigherlevelofsatisfaction.Theaveragescoresofitemswerecomputedtoconstructfactorscoresforeachindividual.AChi-squaretestwasapplied.Results:Thedomain-wisemeanscoreswereasfollows:Workload:2.47,Work–LifeBalance:2.60,InterpersonalRelationships:2.66,FutureCareerProspects:2.70,SatisfactionwithDepartment:2.74,HospitalInfrastructure:2.92,HospitalManagement:1.94,SalaryandCompensation:1.85Overall,departmentalenvironmentandhospitalinfrastructurescoredhighest,whiledissatisfactionwasmostprominentindomainsrelatedtosalaryandhospitalmanagement.Conclusion:Residentdoctorsexpressedcleardissatisfactionwithsystemicaspectssuchassalaryandhospitalmanagement.However,strongerintra-departmentalsupportwasobserved.Addressingtheidentifiedgapsthroughstrategicplanningandpolicychangescanenhancejobsatisfactionandhealthcaredeliveryintheregion.