FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH JOB SATISFACTION IN EMPLOYEES OF A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IN BUCARAMANGA, COLOMBIA

Background: There are few reports about factors influencing the job satisfaction among healthcare employees in public hospitals. Objective: To determine the associated factors with the job satisfaction among employees of the Psychiatric Hospital San Camilo in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Method: We designed a transversal analytical study. All the employees of the institution were asked for voluntary participation. They answered anonymously a questionnaire that inquired their social-demographic characteristics, common mental illnesses, depression and anxiety (General Health questionnaire, GHQ-12) and job satisfaction (Working Environment Scale, WES-10). A lineal regression model was calculated to control the correlations with the scores on the WES-10. Results: A total of 217 employees completed properly the total questionnaire. Scores for common mental illnesses (astandarized=-0,583; t=-7,5; p< 0,001) and the number of year working in the hospital (a standardized=-0.186, t=-2.6, p= 0.010) showed a significant correlation with the level of job satisfaction. Conclusion: Scores for common mental illnesses and year worked in the institution have significantly correlation with the level of job satisfaction.