Quality of Life and job satisfaction among dental hygienists in some Legions

J Health Info Stat > Volume 34(1); 2009 > Article

J Health Info Stat 2009;34(1):63-72.

일부 지역 치과위생사들의 삶의 질과 직업만족도

박지혜 , 조미숙

Quality of Life and job satisfaction among dental hygienists in some Legions

Ji Hye Park , Mi Suk Cho

ABSTRACT

Objective: This study was carried out to measure job satisfaction and quality of life using WHOQOL-BREF for quality of life.
Methods:
The subjects for this study were 84 people who worked in the Ulsan and Kyungnam area. The WHOQOL-BREF is a short version of the WHOQOL. It consists of 26 items, each with 5-point Likert responses. The instrument assesses four broad domains, namely physical health(7 items), psychological(6 items), social relationship(3 items) and environment(8 items).
Results:
The results for this study were as follows: the factors that influenced the quality of life, were especially age, marital status, monthly earning, years in current position, night shifts and intention of quit job. There are significant differences between quality of life and job satisfaction.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, dental hygienists should be improve job satisfaction and quality of life.

Key words: dental hygienists, job satisfaction, quality of Life