Objective: Occupational therapists' levels of perceived stress, job satisfaction, and professional quality of life may vary depending on the working areas. The study aimed to compare the perceived stress levels, job satisfaction, and professional quality of life of occupational therapists (OTs) working in neurological, pediatric, and psychiatric rehabilitation fields. Material and Methods: Eighty-six OTs working in neurological, pediatric, and psychiatric rehabilitation fields participated in the study. Data were obtained with Sociodemographic Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, and Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQoL). Results: All OTs working in pediatric, psychiatric, and neurologic fields had similar mean scores on perceived stress, job satisfaction, and professional quality of life. While there was no difference in terms of perceived stress, job satisfaction, and professional quality of life scores according to occupational therapists' working areas, the Compassion Satisfaction subscale of the ProQoL mean scores of OTs working in pediatric rehabilitation were statistically higher than OTs in neurological and psychiatric rehabilitation. Conclusion: OTs across different rehabilitation fields exhibit similar levels of perceived stress, job satisfaction, and overall professional quality of life, with those in pediatric rehabilitation experiencing higher compassion satisfaction. Further research is recommended to explore the factors contributing to increased compassion satisfaction in pediatric settings and consider strategies to enhance this aspect in other rehabilitation fields.
Keywords: Perceived stress; job satisfaction; professional quality of life; occupational therapist
Amaç: Ergoterapistlerin algılanan stres düzeyleri, iş doyumu ve mesleki yaşam kalitesi çalışma alanlarına göre değişiklik gösterebilir. Çalışmanın amacı; nörolojik, pediatrik ve psikiyatrik rehabilitasyon alanlarında çalışan ergoterapistlerin algılanan stres düzeyleri, iş doyumu ve mesleki yaşam kalitelerini karşılaştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya; nörolojik, pediatrik ve psikiyatrik rehabilitasyon alanlarında çalışan 86 ergoterapist katıldı. Veriler Sosyodemografik Form, Algılanan Stres Ölçeği, Minnesota İş Doyumu Ölçeği ve Mesleki Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği ile elde edildi. Bulgular: Pediatrik, psikiyatrik ve nörolojik alanlarda çalışan tüm ergoterapistlerin algılanan stres, iş doyumu ve mesleki yaşam kalitesi puan ortalamaları benzerdi. Ergoterapistlerin çalışma alanlarına göre algılanan stres, iş doyumu ve mesleki yaşam kalitesi puanları açısından bir fark bulunmazken, pediatrik rehabilitasyonda çalışan ergoterapistlerin Mesleki Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği'nin Şefkat Memnuniyeti alt ölçeği puan ortalamaları, nörolojik ve psikiyatrik rehabilitasyonda çalışan ergoterapistlerden daha yüksekti. Sonuç: Farklı rehabilitasyon alanlarındaki ergoterapistler benzer algılanan stres, iş doyumu ve genel mesleki yaşam kalitesi düzeyleri sergilerken, pediatrik rehabilitasyondakiler istatistiksel olarak daha yüksek şefkat memnuniyetine sahipti. Pediatrik alanda şefkat memnuniyetinin yüksek olmasına katkıda bulunan faktörleri araştırmak ve diğer rehabilitasyon alanlarında bu yönü geliştirmeye yönelik stratejileri göz önünde bulundurmak için daha fazla araştırma yapılması önerilmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Algılanan stres; iş doyumu; mesleki yaşam kalitesi; ergoterapist
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