Agencia de autocuidado y satisfacción laboral en médicos del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso de la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador, 2022

The self-care agency in health professionals is a key mechanism to manage stressful events that can surround a public work context. The current pandemic has put health systems in check in terms of infrastructure, remuneration and equipment, which can affect the working conditions of doctors, their job satisfaction and their mental health in general. Therefore, the relationship between the self-care agency and the level of job satisfaction in physicians at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in the city of Cuenca will be developed, and each of the variables involved will be described separately. The research was quantitative, with a descriptive and correlational scope, the sample was random with the participation of 63 doctors. For the data analysis, the IBM SPSS 27 Software was acquired, the self-care variable was measured with the ASA Self-Care Agency Scale, while job satisfaction with the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire S20/23, the Cronbach's alpha of these instruments was .88 and .94, respectively. Finally, the results indicated a median positive relationship (r = .517) between self-care and job satisfaction, there were relevant for the dimensions of Personal Development and Personal Well-being in self-care while for job satisfaction in most dimensions there were tendencies to developed High, except for Benefits received and Physical environment, the importance of personal dispositions such as self-care in the disaggregated construct of job satisfaction is concluded