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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS\u00b4 JOB SATISFACTION AND MENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS RESEARCH GROUP<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n


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Keywords: <\/strong>job satisfaction, mental health, emotional well-being, burnout, work-related stress, compassion fatigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview of Main Activities:<\/strong><\/strong>
Job satisfaction is most often defined as a positive emotional state resulting from the realisation of a worker’s expectations and needs in the work environment, and is directly related to job performance; job satisfaction among health professionals has a direct impact on the quality of services, patient satisfaction and also patient safety. Reduced job satisfaction can lead to burnout and mental health problems (anxiety, depression). Compassion fatigue, a manifestation of traumatic stress, characterised by physical and emotional exhaustion, increased anxiety, anger, irritability, intimacy problems and irrational fears, is a contributory factor to burnout among healthcare workers. In Estonia, there is a shortage of healthcare workers and an increased movement of workers between employers or out of the profession altogether. Reduced job satisfaction may be one of the causes of this problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research Group Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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ANNA-LIISA TAMM, <\/strong>
PhD (physical education), Research Group Leader<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAIVE M\u00d5TTUS, <\/strong>
MSc (public health), doctoral student<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EVA MENGEL,<\/strong>
PhD (sport sciences)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ENE INDERMITTE,<\/strong>
PhD (environmental health), University of Tartu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00dcLLE PARM<\/strong>,
PhD (microbiology)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research and development activities in the Research Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n