Factors Influencing on the Job Satisfaction and the Turnover Intention of Dietitians Working in the Institutions for the Disabled in Korea : Focused on the General Characteristics and the Job Burnout / 대한지역사회영양학회지

The purpose of this study is to investigate how certain factors - especially dietitians' general characteristics and job burnout - influence their job satisfaction and turnover intention. The survey was conducted during the period from September 7th to October 15th of 2006. A total of 91 institutions (response rate 74.6%) was analyzed by using SPSS (windows ver. 14.0). A majority of the respondents were females (97.8%) and 30 years or older (66.0%). Among the job burnout dimensions, exhaustion (2.78 +/- 0.07) was rated higher than cynicism (2.62 +/- 0.06), while the professional efficacy level (3.55 +/- 0.05) was relatively high. The dietitians were more satisfied with co-workers (3.73 +/- 0.07) and work (3.41 +/- 0.06) than with pay (2.66 +/- 0.07) and promotion (2.32 +/- 0.07). The work dimension of job satisfaction was negatively correlated with exhaustion and cynicism dimensions of job burnout, and turnover intention (P < 0.001), but positively correlated with professional efficacy dimension (P < 0.001). The supervision dimension was negatively correlated with cynicism (P < 0.05) and turnover intention (P < 0.001), but positively correlated with professional efficacy dimension (P < 0.01). The co-workers dimension was positively correlated with professional efficacy dimension (P < 0.01). The pay dimension was negatively correlated with exhaustion (P < 0.001) and cynicism (P < 0.01) dimensions and turnover intention (P < 0.001). The promotion dimension was negatively correlated with cynicism (P < 0.01). The turnover intention was positively correlated with exhaustion and cynicism dimensions of job burnout (P < 0.001). A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that i) professional efficacy was a factor to significantly increase job satisfaction, ii) cynicism to significantly decrease their job satisfaction, and iii) exhaustion to significantly increase turnover intention.

Foodservice Management and Food Sanitation Management in the Welfare Institutions for the Disabled in Korea / 대한지역사회영양학회지

The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the foodservice management practices, the equipment ratio of sanitary facility/equipment, and dietitians' perceptions of (i) the barriers to sanitary management and (ii) the sanitary management performance level in the welfare institutions for the disabled in Korea. The survey was conducted during the period from September 7 to October 15, 2006. A total of 91 institutions (response rate 74.6%) were analyzed by using SPSS (windows ver. 14.0). The average number of meals served per day per an institution was 379. The majority (93.4%) of dietitians made decisions in procurement. The major part of the purchase was made through private contract. The factors affecting menu planning were nutrition, food preference, and cost, in the order of importance. Among the food items, fruits were infrequently served, while protein source foods and green leaf vegetables were almost daily served. The equipment ratio of sanitary facilities/equipment was 45%, which was relatively low. Most dietitians perceived 'limited availability of facilities and equipment'and 'the lack of support from financing department'as the major barriers in implementing a desirable sanitary system. Sanitary management performance in 'the food ingredient'was perceived as the lowest, while that in 'the uniform'showed the highest. The results of this study suggest that a proper supporting program on securing the facility/equipment and adequately trained employees are needed for successful sanitary management. Also, a more frequent supply of fruits for the disabled is recommended.