Abstract
To assess the job satisfaction of surgical healthcare professionals working during Hajj, and to determine the potential predictors of overall job satisfaction in Hajj and non-Hajj periods.
A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdullah Medical City, King Faisal Hospital and Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, from August 27 to September 5, 2018, which represented the period of 10 days following the Hajj season in that year. All surgeons who were employed during Hajj were interviewed regarding their job satisfaction in-Hajj versus non-Hajj periods using the Warr-Cook-Wall job satisfaction scale. A stepwise multiple linear regression was carried out to analyse predictors of overall job satisfaction in both Hajj and non Hajj periods separately. SPSS 16 was used for data analysis.
Of the 146 participants, 28(19.18%) were consultants, 61(41.78%) specialists and 57(39.04%) were residents. Overall job satisfaction scores in Hajj period was 5.53 ±1.19 compared to 5.40±1.33 in non-Hajj period (p>0.05). During Hajj period, the participants were significantly more satisfied in terms of "amount of variety in work" (p<0.05), while they were significantly dissatisfied with regard to "physical work in g cond ition", "hours of work" an d "attention paid to suggestions" (p<0.05).
The variety of cases encountered by surgeons during Hajj contributed significantly to job satisfaction. However, lack of attention to physicians' suggestions, extended hours of work and physical working condition during Hajj were potential factors causing less Job satisfaction during Hajj duty.