Self-efficacy, professional commitment, and job satisfaction of diabetic medical care personnel

• DOI: 10.5172/conu.2012.43.1.38
• Publication Date: 2013-01-23T23:21:11Z
• Authors: Shu-Fang Vivienne Wu; Mei-Chen Lee; Shu-Yuan Liang; Yeu-Hui Chuang; Yu-Ying Lu; Meng-Ping Wu
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Taiwan; Middle Aged; Job Satisfaction; Self Efficacy; 3. Good health; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; Professional Competence; 0302 clinical medicine; Sample Size; 8. Economic growth; Diabetes Mellitus; Humans; Regression Analysis; Female

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among the self-efficacy, professional commitment, and job satisfaction of diabetic health-care personnel. The research design was cross-sectional. Three teaching hospitals, one from each of northern, middle and southern parts of Taiwan, were selected for data collection and used questionnaires to collect data; 202 participants were recruited. The demographic data for job title and job satisfaction were not significantly different (F = 2.13, P = 0.090). Self-efficacy was significantly positively correlated with professional commitment (r = 0.29, P = 0.000) and with job satisfaction (r = 0.14, P = 0.041). A total of 34.1% of the variance in job satisfaction was explained by age, years of service in the medical or nursing field, the actual number of years caring for patients with diabetes, self-efficacy, and professional commitment. Understanding the self-efficacy and professional commitment of medical and nursing personnel can help increase job satisfaction and improve the quality of medical and nursing care.