Authors: Elena Fiabane Piergiorgio Argentero Giuseppe Calsamiglia Stefano M Candura Ines Giorgi Fabrizio Scafa Reiner Rugulies
Publish Date: 2012/06/09
Volume: 86, Issue: 5, Pages: 561-569
Abstract
Few studies have analyzed the relationship between job satisfaction and return to work RTW in cardiac patients The aim of this paper was to investigate whether job satisfaction predicted early RTW in patients sick listed after cardiac invasive proceduresA 6month prospective study was carried out in a sample of 83 patients in working age who had recently been treated with angioplasty or cardiac surgery Job satisfaction was measured using the scale from the Occupational Stress Indicator during cardiac rehabilitation Time to RTW was assessed at the 6month occupational physician examination Logistic regression analyses were used to study the association between job satisfaction at baseline and early RTW at followup adjusted for sociodemographic medical type of cardiac intervention ejection fraction and psychological depression locus of control illness perception factorsParticipants with high job satisfaction were more likely to return early to work with an odds ratio OR of 592 95 CI 169–2073 in the mostadjusted model compared to participants with low job satisfaction Satisfaction with organizational processes was the job satisfaction component most strongly associated with early RTW OR 430 95 CI 121–1503To the best of our knowledge this is the first prospective study that investigated whether job satisfaction predicts time to RTW after cardiac interventions The results suggested that when patients are satisfied with their job and positively perceived their work environment they will be more likely to early RTW independently of sociodemographic medical and psychological factors
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