Current status of professional value and influencing factors among health workers in grass-roots medical institutions in Wenzhou city / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To survey the current status of professional value among health workers in grass-roots medical institutions of Wenzhou city and to analyze the influencing factors.Methods A survey on professional value was conducted from October to December 2017 among health workers from 14 primary medical institutions in 4 urban districts of Wenzhou City selected by stratified random sampling method.The self-designed questionnaires were used for the survey.A total of 350 questionnaires were distributed and 331 were returned,of which 302 were valid.The status and influencing factors of professional value were analyzed.Results The overall score of professional value was (96.66 ± 14.94).The univariate analysis showed that the professional value scores were associated with educational level (F=3.851),income(F=2.660),professional title(F=8.030),position(F=11.658) and specialty (F=4.667) of the health workers(all P＜0.05).The multivariate analysis showed that the gender(maleOR=0.53,95％ CI-1.077--0.192,P=0.005),educational level (high school and belowOR=3.06,95％ CI0.007-2.233,P=0.049),income (2 000-4 000 YuanOR=0.07,95％ CI-4.783-0.627,P=0.011),professional title (no titleOR=0.27,95％CI-2.397--0.232,P=0.017;Junior titleOR=0.31,95％CI-2.197--0.153),P--0.024;intermediate titleOR=0.23,95％ CI-2.533--0.366,P--0.009),position (doctorOR=0.13,95％ CI-3.235--0.815,P=0.001;nurseOR=0.20,95％ CI-2.883--0.368,P=0.011;technicianOR=0.15,95％ CI-3.076--0.723,P=0.002)were influencing factors of professional value(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The professional values among health workers in Wenzhou grass-roots medical institutions are relatively low.The male gender,low educational level,low income,low professional title or no title and positions are influencing factors of professional value.