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Job satisfaction, work commitment and intention to leave among pharmacists: a cross-sectional study.
BMJ Open. 2019 09 26; 9(9):e024448.BO

Abstract

OBJECTIVES

We assessed job satisfaction, work commitment and intention to leave among pharmacists working in different healthcare settings in Saudi Arabia.

DESIGN

This was a cross-sectional study utilising a previously validated questionnaire.

SETTING

We surveyed the workforce at different healthcare settings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PARTICIPANTS

The participants were pharmacists licensed by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

OUTCOME MEASURES

We examined job satisfaction, work commitment and intention to leave.

RESULTS

In total, 325 out of 515 pharmacists completed the questionnaire, yielding a response rate of 63%. Over half of them were women (57.8%), 78.2% were Saudi Arabian nationals and 61.8% were married. The majority (88.1%) worked between 36 and 44 hours per week; 96.6% were full-time employees, and 63.4% were government employees working in public hospitals or primary healthcare centres. Although most of the pharmacists were satisfied (satisfied and slightly satisfied) with their current job (39.1% and 24.6%, respectively), about two-thirds (61.9%) had the intention to leave. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the most important predictors of pharmacists' intentions to leave were related to job satisfaction and work commitment (OR=0.923; 95% CI 0.899 to 0.947; p<0.001 and OR=1.044; 95% CI 1.014 to 1.08; p=0.004, respectively), whereas respondents' demographic characteristics had no effect.

CONCLUSIONS

Although the pharmacists surveyed were satisfied and committed to their current job, they had the intention to leave. Further research is recommended to clarify why pharmacists in Saudi Arabia have the intention to leave their pharmacy practice job.

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Al-Muallem N
Department of Health System Management, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Surimi KM
Department of Health System Management, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia kalsurimi@gmail.com. Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London School of Public Health, London, UK. King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

MeSH

AdultAttitude of Health PersonnelCross-Sectional StudiesEmploymentFemaleHumansJob DescriptionJob SatisfactionMaleMiddle AgedPersonnel TurnoverPharmaceutical ServicesPharmacistsSaudi Arabia

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

31558448

Citation

Al-Muallem, Nedaa, and Khaled Mohammed Al-Surimi. "Job Satisfaction, Work Commitment and Intention to Leave Among Pharmacists: a Cross-sectional Study." BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 9, 2019, pp. e024448.
Al-Muallem N, Al-Surimi KM. Job satisfaction, work commitment and intention to leave among pharmacists: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2019;9(9):e024448.
Al-Muallem, N., & Al-Surimi, K. M. (2019). Job satisfaction, work commitment and intention to leave among pharmacists: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 9(9), e024448. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024448
Al-Muallem N, Al-Surimi KM. Job Satisfaction, Work Commitment and Intention to Leave Among Pharmacists: a Cross-sectional Study. BMJ Open. 2019 09 26;9(9):e024448. PubMed PMID: 31558448.
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