Job Satisfaction among Swedish Pharmacists
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Setting
2.2. Survey
2.3. Data Analysis
2.4. Ethics
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the Graduates
3.2. Job Satisfaction
4. Discussion
Strengths and Limitations of the Study
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Characteristic | All Graduates n = 94 | Bachelor’s Degree n = 63 | Master’s Degree n = 31 * |
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Gender (alumni survey) (%) | |||
Women | 92.6 | 96.8 | 83.9 |
Gender (university admin. system) (%) | (n = 222) | ||
Women | 89.6 | 92.0 | 84.7 |
Age (alumni survey) | |||
Mean | 35.0 | 34.4 | 36.3 |
Standard deviation | 8.6 | 9.2 | 7.0 |
Age (university admin. system) | (n = 222) | ||
Mean | 34.5 | 33.4 | 37.0 |
Standard deviation | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 |
Country of birth (%) | |||
Sweden | 77.2 | 82.3 | 66.7 |
Outside Sweden | 22.8 | 17.7 | 33.3 |
Country of living (%) | |||
Sweden | 98.9 | 100.0 | 96.8 |
Outside Sweden | 1.1 | 0 | 3.2 |
Years since graduation | |||
Mean | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Standard deviation | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Occupation (%) | |||
Employed | 74.5 | 69.8 | 83.9 |
Student | 8.5 | 11.1 | 3.2 |
Parental leave | 17.0 | 19.0 | 12.9 |
Current employment (%) | |||
Community pharmacy | 76.3 | 81.0 | 66.7 |
Hospital pharmacy | 4.3 | 6.3 | 0 |
County council ** | 6.5 | 3.2 | 13.3 |
Pharmaceutical company | 3.2 | 0 | 10.0 |
Other *** | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.0 |
Employee category (%) | |||
Employee | 67.7 | 74.6 | 53.3 |
Manager | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.0 |
Specialist | 18.3 | 14.3 | 26.7 |
Other | 3.2 | 0 | 10.0 |
Type of employment (%) | |||
Permanent | 89.2 | 87.3 | 93.3 |
Other | 10.8 | 12.7 | 6.5 |
Time until the first job after graduation (%) | |||
Before completing education | 86.2 | 88.9 | 80.6 |
Less than six months after | 10.7 | 9.6 | 12.9 |
More than six months after | 1.1 | 0 | 3.2 |
Personal monthly income (SEK before tax) | |||
Less than 25,000 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 |
25,001–30,000 | 27.2 | 33.3 | 13.8 |
30,001–35,000 | 44.6 | 47.6 | 37.9 |
35,001–40,000 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 17.2 |
40,001–45,000 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 24.1 |
45,001 or more | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Question | The Proportion of Graduates (%) | |||
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Never or Rarely | Sometimes | Most of the Time | All of the Time | |
All things considered, how often are you satisfied with your job? | 1.1 | 7.5 | 80.6 | 10.8 |
How often do you think the idea of spending the remainder of your working life in a job like your current one is depressing? | 53.3 | 33.7 | 9.8 | 3.3 |
How often do you leave work with a “bad” feeling, a feeling that you are doing something you do not enjoy? | 68.8 | 26.9 | 4.3 | 0 |
How often do you get so wrapped up (interested) in the work that you lose track of time? | 9.8 | 51.1 | 35.9 | 3.3 |
People Satisfied with Their Job | People not Satisfied with Their Job | Simple OR (95 % CI) | Multiple OR (95 % CI) | |
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Cases, n (%) | 85 | 8 | ||
Women, n (%) | 81 (95.3) | 6 (75.0) | 6.750 (1.021–44.641) | 6.615 (0.314–139.248) |
Age mean ± SD | 34.8 ± 8.6 | 37.9 ± 8.5 | 0.963 (0.892–1.040) | 0.988 (0.901–1.084) |
Employee category | ||||
Manager, n (%) | 10 (11.8) | 0 (0) | - | |
Employee, n (%) | 75 (88.2) | 8 (100.0) | Ref | |
Current employment | ||||
Community pharmacy, n (%) | 64 (75.3) | 7 (87.5) | 0.435 (0.051–3.747) | |
Other, n (%) | 21 (24.7) | 1 (12.5) | Ref | |
Personal monthly income (SEK before tax) | ||||
>30,000 | 55 (68.8) | 5 (62.5) | 1.320 (0.292–5.960) | |
<30,000 | 25 (31.3) | 3 (37.5) | Ref | |
Years since graduation | 2.7 ± 1.1 | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 0.856 (0.440–1.665) | |
Access to CPD | ||||
Good | 60 (70.6) | 1 (12.5) | 16.800 (1.964–143.737) | 18.717 (1.685–207.871) |
Limited | 25 (29.4) | 7 (87.5) | Ref | |
The knowledge and skills acquired during education are useful in my current job | ||||
Agree, n (%) | 72 (85.7) | 4 (50.0) | 6.000 (1.391–27.287) | 3.787 (0.511–28.053) |
Disagree, n (%) | 12 (14.3) | 4 (50.0) | Ref |
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Mattsson, S.; Gustafsson, M. Job Satisfaction among Swedish Pharmacists. Pharmacy 2020, 8, 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030127
Mattsson S, Gustafsson M. Job Satisfaction among Swedish Pharmacists. Pharmacy. 2020; 8(3):127. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030127
Chicago/Turabian StyleMattsson, Sofia, and Maria Gustafsson. 2020. "Job Satisfaction among Swedish Pharmacists" Pharmacy 8, no. 3: 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030127