The Assessment of Satisfaction among the Medical Practitioner’s Over Other Works Impacting their Job

Abstract

Background: The medical practitioner’s today are working under tremendous pressure. A lot of changes are taking place in their working environment. Many times Doctor develops a feeling of discontentment with their work. Hence it was considered as a necessity to understand their level of job satisfaction.Aim: It is very important in the interest of whole healthcare sector, that the Doctors should be satisfied with their work. This can be directly related to quality of service and patient satisfaction. In this paper an attempt has been made to understand Doctors satisfaction.Method: A questionnaire has been developed containing various dimensions of quality. The study is based on primary data; data has been personally collected from various doctors of different hospitals.Result and Conclusion: Doctor’s satisfaction with the administrative procedures and respect for the specified working hours plays a significant role in satisfaction, Work Pressure, Patients and their attendants are too demanding, respect from peers, and support from staff. As these items are significant in explaining the differences between those who are satisfied and those who are not satisfied, the study recommends improving upon these items to increase the satisfaction level of doctors.