Factors affecting job satisfaction of nurses who work in long-term care

A questionnaire developed by the authors was sent to 1000 nurses in various specialty areas. It was used to assess degree of job satisfaction, reasons for dissatisfaction, and the relationships of the work setting and sociodemographic data. Because the authors wanted to compare nurses who work primarily with older adults within and outside long-term care, the percentage of time spent caring for patients aged over 60 was also studied. The degree of job satisfaction between nurses working in long-term care was compared. A comparison of job satisfaction was also made between nurses working at least 75% of the time with older adults and nurses not working primarily with older adults. Factors causing job dissatisfaction in the long-term care group and the non-long-term care group were identified. Strategies to increase job satisfaction in long-term care were presented.