[Job satisfaction and work impact among providers of a mental health service].
OBJECTIVE
To assess job satisfaction and work impact among providers of a mental health service and their potential association with sociodemographic and job-related variables.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was carried out in 321 employees of a long-stay mental health service in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, in 2005. The following instruments were applied: the WHO Mental Health Services Satisfaction and Work Impact scales, and a questionnaire on sociodemographic and job features. Variable associations were analysed using the Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Chi-square tests and multiple linear regression.


RESULTS
The mean score of satisfaction was 3.29 (SD=0.64) and the mean score for work impact was 1.77 (SD=0.62). Of all respondents, 61.8% reported a moderate level of satisfaction. Job satisfaction was positively associated with increasing age, lower schooling, being a non-governmental organization employee, developing non-patient-related activities, being involved in an innovative project. The highest levels of work impact were observed among civil servants, young people and females.


CONCLUSIONS
Most features associated to the lowest levels of job satisfaction were associated to the highest levels of work impact. Despite the moderate level of satisfaction among providers, there is an evident need for policy changes, mainly those related to increasing availability of supplies and human resources and building restoration.
Rebouças
Denise
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Núcleo de Pesquisa, Instituto Municipal Juliano Moreira, Rua Professor Hermes de Lima 511, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, 22795-063 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. denisereboucas@globo.com
Legay
Letícia Fortes
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Abelha
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D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires