Job satisfaction and profile of graduates in physical therapy
Introduction: Graduates’ perception about their situation and professional satisfaction, which are fundamental to identify the relation between a profes - sional formation and some demands of job market. Objective: To describe the characteristics of physical therapy graduates’ pr...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE) |
| Repository: | Revista Conscientiae Saúde (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/7694 |
| Online Access: | https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/7694 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Physical therapy specialty Job satisfaction Perception. Fisioterapia Satisfação no trabalho Percepção. |
| Summary: | Introduction: Graduates’ perception about their situation and professional satisfaction, which are fundamental to identify the relation between a profes - sional formation and some demands of job market. Objective: To describe the characteristics of physical therapy graduates’ profiles and to analyze factors associated with satisfaction and professional training. Methods: It was invited graduates from 2001 to 2013. An online questionnaire about the characterization of graduates, professional improvement, job market and professional satisfac - tion was used. Results: There were 149 graduates, singles (50.5%) and women (75.8%). About 82.6% were verified professional qualification. In less than one year 69.8% entered the labour market and 85.9% worked with physiotherapy. The main areas of practice were traumatology and orthopedics (58.4%). Professional satisfaction was reported by 71.8% people and economic satisfaction only by 17.4%. Conclusion: The majority of the graduates worked in physiotherapy and sought professional qualification. Most of them were professionally satisfied but economically insatisfied. |
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