title: Determinants of job satisfaction of healthcare professionals in public hospitals in Belgrade, Serbia--Cross-sectional analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The quality of health care significantly depends on the satisfaction of the employees.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to establish the level of professional satisfaction of healthcare professionals in state hospitals in Belgrade, Serbia, and to determine and to rank the factors which impact on their satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Professional satisfaction survey was designed and conducted as a cross-sectional study in 2008. Completed questionnaires were returned by 6,595 healthcare professionals from Belgrade's hospitals. Statistical analysis was performed using the Student's t-test, χ² test and ANOVA. Factor analysis was applied in order to define determinants of professional satisfaction, i.e. dissatisfaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study showed that the degree of professional satisfaction of Serbian healthcare professionals was low. The main causes of professionals'dissatisfaction were wages, equipment, the possibility of continuous medical education/training and the opportunities for professional development. Healthcare professionals with university education were more satisfied with all the individual aspects of job satisfaction than those with secondary school and college education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were significantly more healthcare professionals satisfied with their job among males, older than 60 years, in the age group 50-59 years, with managerial function, and with 30 or more years of service. Development strategy of human resources in the Serbian health care system would significantly improve the professional satisfaction and quality of the provided health care.
authors.forename: Nina B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Kuburović
authors.forename: Velimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dedić
authors.forename: Slavisa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Djuricić
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kuburović
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D010595:Pharmacists; D010820:Physicians; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D055771:Serbia; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult