Determinants of job satisfaction among nurses in Kuwait.
OBJECTIVE
Job satisfaction among nurses working in five general hospitals in Kuwait was analysed using a global scale based on the McClosky Mueller Satisfaction Scale (MMSS) in relation to selected background characteristics (eg age, gender, nationality, educational qualification, monthly salary and the departments in which they worked.


METHODS
The questionnaire was distributed to 500 nurses using a stratified random sample. The response rate was 87.2%.


RESULTS
Age, nationality and the department worked in had a positive significant relationship with job satisfaction. However, a higher level of educational qualification and previous work experience in other countries showed an inverse relationship with job satisfaction.


CONCLUSIONS
Based on our findings, we recommend that expatriate staff should be provided with an understanding of cultural differences and how to cope with them. Special attention should be paid to the norms regarding interaction among males and females and social interaction among professionals from the opposite gender. Intensive courses in the languages to be used in the care provision process should be provided to impart requisite language competency.
Shah
Makhdoom A
MA
Department of Health Information Administration, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Al-Enezi
Naser
N
Chowdhury
Rafiq I
RI
Al Otabi
Mohammed
M
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*