title: What is the job satisfaction and active participation of medical staff in public hospital reform: a study in Hubei province of China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In China, public hospital reform has been underway for almost 5 years, and 311 pilot county hospitals are the current focus. This study aimed to assess the job satisfaction and active participation of medical staff in the reform. A total of 2268 medical staff members in pilot and non-pilot county hospitals in Hubei, China, were surveyed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires were used to collect data. The Pearson chi-square statistical method was used to assess the differences between pilot and non-pilot county hospitals and identify the factors related to job satisfaction as well as the understanding and perception of the reform. Binary logistic regression was performed to determine the significant factors that influence the job satisfaction of medical staff in pilot county hospitals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Medical staff members in pilot county hospitals expressed higher satisfaction on current working situation, performance appraisal system, concern showed by leaders, hospital management, and compensation packages (P < 0.05). They were exposed to work-related stress at a higher extent (P < 0.05) and half of them worked overtime. Within pilot county hospitals, less than half of the medical staff members were satisfied with current job and they have evidently less satisfaction on compensation packages and learning and training opportunities. The working hours and work stress were negatively related to the job satisfaction (P < 0.05). Satisfaction on the performance appraisal system, hospital management, compensation packages, and learning and training opportunities were positively related to job satisfaction (P < 0.05). Medical staff in pilot county hospitals exhibited better understanding of and more positive attitude towards the reform (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pilot county hospitals have implemented some measures through the reform, but there still are deficiencies. The government officials and hospital administrators should pay attention to influencing factors of job satisfaction and focus on the reasonable demands of medical staff. In addition, the medical staff in pilot county hospitals exhibited a better understanding of the public hospital reform programme and showed more firm confidence, but there still were some medical staff members who hold negative attitude. The publicity and education of the public hospital reform still need improvement.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Medicine Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, 430030, China. pfang@mails.tjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Pengqian
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: School of Health Management, Guangzhou Medical University, 195 Dongfeng West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510182, China. janerowe@163.com.
authors.forename: Zhenni
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: The London School of Economics and Political Science, 13420, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. zoeyfang027@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D008875:Middle Aged; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014937:Work; D016526:Workload; D055815:Young Adult