Abstract:
Introduction: Resident doctors play an important role in hospital care, working under difficult situations of sleep
deprivation and work, a 47-item questionnaire regarding job satisfaction was formulated based on a Canadian doctor
feedback questionnaire, the new questionnaire was reviewed by 5 experts, and was completed twice by 10 residents
for reliability check. 296 questionnaires were distributed on residents across the five hospitals affiliated with the
Palestinian Medical Council. For data analysis SPSS ver.17 was used.
Results: 186 residents completed the questionnaire with 62.8% response rate. The quality of working life and
overall satisfaction was high in 31.1%, moderate in 50.6%, and low in 15.3% of sample. The younger population
had increased overall job satisfaction. Number of on call night shifts and salary had inverse relation with overall job
satisfaction, Palestinian medical complex of Ramallah had the highest overall job satisfaction, and lowest at Hebron
Governmental hospital.
Conclusion: Job satisfaction was high to moderate in majority of resident doctors with effect of demographic and
work variables
