title: Life satisfaction and work-related satisfaction among anesthesiologists in Poland.
abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the level of life and job satisfaction of Polish anesthesiologists and to explore the impact of extrinsic-hygiene and intrinsic-motivating determinants.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among consultant anesthesiologists in Lodz region. The questionnaire concerned patient care, burden, income, personal rewards, professional relations, job satisfaction in general, and life satisfaction. Respondents were asked to rate their level of satisfaction for each item on a seven-point Likert scale (1: extremely dissatisfied; 7: extremely satisfied).
  
  
  RESULTS
  86.03% of anesthesiologists were satisfied with their economic status, 77.94% found their health status satisfactory, and 52.21% viewed their personal future optimistically. In general, 71.32% of anesthesiologists were satisfied with their current job situation. Among the less satisfying job aspects were work-related stress (2.49; SD = 1.23), administrative burden (2.85; SD = 1.47), workload (3.63; SD = 1.56), and leisure time (3.09; SD = 1.44).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considerable work-related stress leads to job dissatisfaction among anesthesiologists. There is an association between job satisfaction and health status, social life, and economic status. Working for long hours by anesthesiologists results in a high risk of burnout.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewelina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gaszynska
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5635-2668
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stankiewicz-Rudnicki
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Franciszek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Szatko
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wieczorek
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5250-3978
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gaszynski
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011044:Poland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce