Job satisfaction among radiology assistants: a multicentre cross-sectional study in Italy Maria Rosaria Gualano, Renata Gili, F. Bert, G. Scaioli, S. Cerutti*, G. Gatti**, Roberta Siliquini Department of Public Health Sciences and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy * University of Torino, Turin, Italy ** Department of Radiology, Chivasso Hospital, Piedmont, Italy Med Lav 2016; 107, 1: 37-46 Pervenuto il 24.7.2015 - Revisione pervenuta il 10.12.2015 - Accettato il 11.1.2016 Corrispondenza: Dr. Fabrizio Bert, Department of Public Health Sciences and Paediatrics, University of Torino - Tel. +39 0116705816 - Fax +39 0116705889 - E-mail: fabrizio.bert@unito.it KEY WORDS Occupational health; job satisfaction; cross-sectional study; survey; radiology PAROLE CHIAVE Salute occupazionale; soddisfazione professionale; studio trasversale; sondaggio; radiologia SUMMARY Objectives: Job satisfaction among physicians is an important occupational health issue since it is related to diferent factors such as work motivation or career decisions. Te aim of this study was to investigate job satisfaction among radiology assistants for the frst time in Italy. Methods: In 2012, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among a convenience sample of radiology assistants drawn from all Italian regions who submitted an electronic or paper- based self-administered questionnaire. Te data collected were analysed using logistic regressions in order to assess the role of socio-demographic variables. Results: Overall, 574 radiology assistants were interviewed. More than half of the subjects were males and were younger than 40 years old. Around 76% of the sample was not satisfed as regards salary. Moreover, the majority of the participants (66.1%) was not satisfed with the professional refresher courses. Compared with males, females were more satisfed in terms of professional enrichment (OR=1.79, 95% CI: 1.23-2.62) but less satisfed with their relationships with superiors (OR=0.57, 95% CI: 0.38-0.85). Conclusions: Since radiology assistants and, in general, healthcare workers assist medical doctors, thus playing a signifcant role in safeguarding patients’ health , it would be desirable to give due importance to the issue of job satisfaction, from all points of view. RIASSUNTO «Soddisfazione in ambito professionale fra i tecnici sanitari in radiologia medica: uno studio multicentrico con- dotto in Italia». Introduzione: La soddisfazione professionale degli operatori sanitari è un argomento di particolare importanza nell’ambito della salute occupazionale e sembra essere correlata a diversi fattori come, per esempio, la motivazione sul lavoro o le decisioni relative alla carriera. Questo studio ha l’obiettivo di valutare la soddisfazione professionale dei tecnici sanitari in radiologia medica (TSRM) in Italia. Metodi: Nell’anno 2012, un campione di convenienza è stato estrapolato dall’elenco dei TSRM iscritti alla Federazione Nazionale Collegi Professionali TSRM, i quali sono stati invitati a compilare un questionario in forma cartacea o elettronica. I dati raccolti sono stati analizzati tramite modelli di regressione logistica multivariata per valutare il ruolo dei fattori socio-demografci