Job Satisfaction and Job Performance for Nutrition Management of Dietitian in Geriatric Hospitals at Some Areas of Korea

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Keywords: Job satisfaction · Job performance · Geriatric hospi?tal · Dietitian Background/Aims: The number of geriatric hospitals (GH) which were required professional nutrition management by dieti?tian is increasing in Korea. The purpose of this study is to investi?gate the job satisfaction (JS) and job performance (JP) of dietitian in GH. Methods: This study was conducted on 135 dietitians in GH at Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon, Korea from June to August, 2018. All data were surveyed and scored by self-recording method and analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 program. Results: More than half of the subjects were female over 30 years old (59.3%), and worked in GH for more than one year (71.9%). They managed nutrition for more than 100 patients (88.9%), and worked with another di?etitians (94.1%). The average total scores for JS and JP of the sub?jects were 3.4 out of 5 points, and 23.5 out of 35 points, respec?tively. In particular, the score of the welfare item related to perfor?mance assessment and pay was the lowest (3.0 points) among scores of JS, and the average total score of JS was significantly high?er in over 40 years old and in above head of team (p?< 0.05). The score of item such as ‘Providing nutrition education for patient or guardian’ was lowest among scores of JP. These results showed a significantly positive correlation between JS and JP of the subjects, and the higher level of JS, higher was the JP (p?< 0.001). Conclu?sion: Most senior nutritionists satisfied with their job in geriatric hospitals of Korea. The lowest job performance of nutritionists especially in the aspect of nutrition education; which need to be improved.