title: The job satisfaction of finnish nursing staff: the development of a job satisfaction scale and survey results.
abstract: This paper describes the development of the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale (KUHJSS) and the results of the survey. The scale was developed through a systematic literature review, and its validity and reliability were assessed using several psychometric properties including expert evaluation (n = 5), a pilot survey (n = 172), and exploratory factor analysis. The final version of KUHJSS included 37 items. A large sample psychometric evaluation was made by nursing staff (n = 2708). The exploratory factor analysis revealed seven factors with modest internal consistency (0.64-0.92). The staff reported relatively high job satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction was derived from motivating factors associated with the work; the least, from the job's demands. Respondents who considered their working units to provide an excellent quality of care reported the highest job satisfaction in every subarea (P < .0001). The KUHJSS proved to be a reliable and valid tool for measuring job satisfaction in hospital care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Tarja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kvist
authors.forename: Raija
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mäntynen
authors.forename: Pirjo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Partanen
authors.forename: Hannele
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turunen
authors.forename: Merja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miettinen
authors.forename: Katri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vehviläinen-Julkunen