• Tove K Vassbø, Marit Kirkevold, David Edvardsson, Karin Sjögren, Qarin Lood, Per Olof Sandman, and Ådel Bergland.
• Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Oslo, Norway.
• J Adv Nurs. 2019 May 1; 75 (5): 979-988.

AimTo explore the associations between job satisfaction and perceived person-centredness and ethically difficult situations among staff in nursing homes (NHs).BackgroundPrevious studies have indicated that person-centredness and few ethically difficult situations can contribute positively to NH staff's job satisfaction. However, empirical evidence of these associations is lacking.DesignCross-sectional survey design.MethodNursing home staff (N = 341) in six NHs in Australia, Norway, and Sweden completed the questionnaire measuring job satisfaction, person-centredness, and ethically difficult situations. Data were collected between April - June 2016. Univariate analysis was used to describe the sample, one-way analysis of variance examined differences between variables. Bivariate correlation tested the relationships between variables and hierarchical multiple regression explored the extent to which person-centredness and ethically difficult situations could explain job satisfaction among staff.ResultsAfter controlling for socio-demographic variables in a regression model, three variables of person-centredness and "ethically difficult situations" were significantly associated with job satisfaction. A "climate of community" contributed the most, followed by the "amount of organizational and environmental support," "a climate of everydayness," and few "ethically difficult situations."ConclusionThe results support the theoretical foundation and previous findings suggesting that establishing NHs organizations based on person-centredness will increase staff job satisfaction. However, this is a cross-sectional study and the causality may go in both directions and should be further explored.© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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