Job satisfaction among physiotherapists working as an academician in Gujarat-A cross-sectional study.

CONTEXT: Job satisfaction is an integral part of an individual's Professional life. It denotes to the worker's perception of their workplace settings, relationships among fellows, salary as well as endorsement opportunities.

AIM: To determine job satisfaction among physiotherapists working as academicians in Gujarat, India.

STUDY DESIGN: A Cross-Sectional Study.

METHODS AND MATERIAL: A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was developed on Google Forms and consisted of 15 closed questions, equally distributed on job and career satisfaction, eight of which focused on job satisfaction, and seven on career satisfaction. The socio-demographic factor and work related factor questions were also added to the questionnaire. A total of 102 responses were received and recorded on an Excel spreadsheet for further data analysis.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Descriptive analysis and Chi-square test were performed using SPSS.

RESULTS: The respondents from different colleges working in government or private colleges, different age groups, marital status and having children or no children and different years of job experience showed non-significant differences in the job satisfaction (p value > 0.05). There was a significant difference in gender and salary the respondents received (p value < 0.05). The study revealed that from a total of 26 (100%) male participants, 10 (38.5%) male participants were satisfied and 16 (61.5%) male were dissatisfied, whereas from a total of 76 (100%) female participants, 58 (76.3) female were satisfied and 18 (23.7%) female were dissatisfied.

CONCLUSION: Majority of physiotherapists in the current study were satisfied with their job and career, but different factors need to be considered in order to gain high satisfaction in different factors of job satisfaction. The study also concluded major dissatisfaction in salary. Recognition in the society and research opportunities in India.