20.500.12556/DiRROS-29039 Job satisfaction among nursing staff a cross-sectional study in Slovenian healthcare settings Background: Job satisfaction among nursing staff is a key determinant of workforce stability, quality of care, and healthcare system sustainability. Nurses are increasingly exposed to high workload, staffing shortages, and complex organizational demands, which may adversely affect satisfaction and retention. The aim of this study was to examine job satisfaction among nursing staff working across different levels of healthcare in Slovenia and to identify organisational and sociodemographic factors associated with job satisfaction. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted among nursing staff employed in Slovenian healthcare settings. Data were collected using an online questionnaire that included the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) and sociodemographic, occupational, and organizational variables. Differences in job satisfaction across professional groups were examined using non-parametric tests. Associations between job satisfaction dimensions and explanatory variables were analysed using Spearman’s correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression analyses were performed to identify independent predictors of job satisfaction. Results: Organizational and workload-related factors emerged as the most consistent determinants of job satisfaction across all JSS dimensions and total satisfaction. Unclear job task definitions, high workload, insufficient staffing, continuous healthcare provision, unfavourable work schedules, and limited opportunities for rest were associated with lower job satisfaction. In contrast, financially compensated overtime, supportive supervision, higher perceived employer quality, longer tenure in the current position were associated with higher satisfaction in several domains. Sociodemographic variables showed weaker and less consistent effects after adjustment for organizational characteristics. Intentions to change jobs within or outside the healthcare system were strongly associated with lower satisfaction across nearly all dimensions. Conclusions: Job satisfaction among nursing staff is shaped predominantly by modifiable organizational factors rather than demographic characteristics. Interventions aimed at improving task clarity, staffing adequacy, work organization, leadership practices, and recovery opportunities may enhance job satisfaction and contribute to a more sustainable nursing workforce. job satisfaction nurses workload organizational factors zadovoljstvo pri delu medicinske sestre delovna obremenitev organizacijski dejavniki true false true MDPI, Basel, Switzerland Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik by Authors Neznano 2026-04-20 08:02:03 2026-04-20 08:02:03 2026-04-21 04:15:19 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 Basel 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 30. 3. 2026; str. 112-1-112-23 no. 4 Vol. 16 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2026-02-25 2026-03-23 2026-03-30 616-058 2039-4403 10.3390/nursrep16040112 274161411 RAZ_Merlo_Sebastjan_2026.pdf RAZ_Merlo_Sebastjan_2026.pdf 1 9419D7239E18A94B1765AA5F30CD6D05 1f11f364b9831e22fffe20c7d31f673407224ff399a6189581b2176b12346f51 3cf01ea3-3c7f-11f1-b8c8-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=43361 https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/16/4/112 1 74fb9388-3c7e-11f1-b8c8-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=43360 Onkološki inštitut Ljubljana 0 0 0