The relationship between the injuries caused by job and job satisfaction, stress, employee turnover and perceptions of safety climate about staff of educational Hospitals at Zanjan University of Medical Siences

Background and Objectives: Due to the importance of the effect of occupational hazards on the performance of health workers and professional satisfaction, this study was done to determine the relationship between the injuries caused by job with job satisfaction, stress and employee turnover mediated by perceptions of safety climate about health workers. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive-correlative study. The statistic population of this study included all medical and administrative staff of Zanjan&rsquo;s teaching hospitals. The sample was 268 people who were selected among the therapeutic staff of Ayatollah Mousavi and Valiasr hospitals by using Cochran method and accessible sampling. Data were collected by a local standard questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by factor analysis (KMO=0.809) and its ostensible validity and reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.82) report. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and multiple regression by SPSS software, version 22. Results: Multiple regression showed that there is a significant relation between the injuries caused by job and job satisfaction, job stress and turnover (p<0.05). Also, the mediating role of perceptions of safety climate variable was confirmed. Conclusion: Organizations should pay more attention to the prevention of injuries to prevent the decline in employees' perception of safety so that the attitude of staff and their job satisfaction do not change.