Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care (SJNHC)
Volume-1 | Issue-04 | 248-258
Original Research Article
Job Satisfaction amongst Nurses in the Arabian Gulf Region- A Systematic Review of the Literature
Mazen Baazeem, Caroline Yates
Published : Sept. 30, 2018
Abstract
The Arabian Gulf countries have witnessed a progressive improvement in the
healthcare sector. The infrastructural improvement and the increase in budgetary
allocation have led to increase flow of expatriate nurses to the region, but there is no any
case study based on the job satisfaction for nurses from the region as whole. The purpose
of this study is to assess the job satisfaction level for nurses working in the Arabian Gulf
countries. This was a systematic review of literature using articles searcher form PubMed,
Science Direct and Google Scholar databases. The articles selected had to be published in
English between years 2010 to 2018. Data was extracted and analysed thematically then
presented in form of charts, tables, and narrative. The search resulted in 197 articles
(PubMed: n = 59, Science Direct: n = 66, and Google Scholar: n = 72) of which eight
articles all published in English and after 2012 were approved for systematic review.
Major findings indicated the job satisfaction among nurses in Arabian Gulf was moderate
with expatriate being slight satisfied than the locals. The factors influencing job
satisfaction can be categorised into personal factors, organisational related factors, and
work environment related factors. Nurses in the Arabian Gulf region are not fully satisfied
with their jobs. It is imperative that the Government and other healthcare sector
stakeholders discuss a manner for motivating both the local nurses and the level of job
satisfaction.