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Career satisfaction among community, hospital, industrial, and academic pharmacy professionals
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ELHAM ALSHAMMARI, ASMAA SABRI ALHARBI, NADA ALSALEH, KHLOOD ALDOSSARY, YASMEEN ALANAZI, AHLAM ALSHAMMARI
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Career satisfaction is a leading topic among pharmacy professionals, given the changing dimensions of work. In this regard, the primary objective of the current study was to measure career satisfaction among different pharmacy professionals working in governmental, private sector, and academia. The study used the job satisfaction index developed by Tsui et al. The survey used consisted of eight items. Six items on the scale measured job satisfaction, with five options varying from “1-strongly disagree" to "5-strongly agree" and the rest of the items on the scale measured “intent to stay”. The survey was distributed both electronically and personally to pharmacy professionals working under governmental and private sectors in Saudi Arabia. Participation in the study was entirely voluntary. The resulting data was analysed taking into consideration age, gender, workplace factors. The findings of the study were as follows. Gender only had significant impact on the satisfaction with current job situation (Z = -2.804, p < .05). Males had higher satisfaction rates with their current job situation compared to females (Mean rank = 162.87). Significantly, the level of education and nationality affected the time the workers chose to stay on the job. Working in drug authority also resulted in higher satisfaction levels compared to working in the industrial and academia sectors. These findings imply that it is necessary to understand the mechanisms that affect pharmacist’s job satisfaction. Such an understanding would help respond to their needs, decrease turnover, and increase their general level of productivity in the healthcare setting.
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Career satisfaction; pharmacy professionals; Job satisfaction; Gender disparities; Age disparities; Saudi Arabia.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.515
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