A research on the employment status of registered dietitians and dietitians: the association of basic characteristics and employment status with job satisfaction

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  • Kushida Osamu
    Department of Nutrition and Life Sciences, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka
  • Shimpo Misa
    Department of Food and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Human Development, The University of Nagano
  • Suzuki Shihoko
    School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health and Social Services, Kanagawa University of Human Services The Japan Dietetic Association
  • Nakamura Teiji
    School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health and Social Services, Kanagawa University of Human Services The Japan Dietetic Association
  • Saito Toshiko
    The Japan Dietetic Association Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Niigata University of Health and welfare

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  • 管理栄養士・栄養士資格取得者の就業の実態に関する調査研究：基本属性、就業状況と職務満足度との関連

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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine and investigate the association of basic characteristics and employment status with job satisfaction among registered dietitians and dietitians throughout Japan. An internet survey was conducted in November 2018. Data from 15,133 individuals, all requiring employment qualification, were analyzed. The basic characteristics were evaluated by asking the following：gender, age, educational background, work location, having membership in the Japan Dietetic Association （JDA）or not, and number of training sessions attended. As for the employment status, the following questions were asked：qualifications obtained, employed or not, employment qualification, qualification allowance, preferential treatment, type of employment, work place, years worked, and annual income. Job satisfaction was assessed using a five-item scale. The total score of the scale showed that 73.9% of the respondents were satisfied with their jobs. The high level of job satisfaction was associated with older age, higher education, work location, having membership in JDA, participation in training sessions, in possession of a registered dietitian certification, having preferential treatment such as a salary increase system, more years worked, higher annual income, and work place（all p <0.05）. Due to issues related to the representativeness of the sample, a follow-up study by random sampling with limited attributes is also needed.

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