Work Fatigue of Personnel at Phraphrom Contracting Unit for Primary Care, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

Abstract

          Background: Knowledge about factors of fatigue in health staffs is important for effective administration which help to prevent or solve about fatigue issues among those staffs then bring the effective service to patients.

         Objective: This study aimed to study about level of fatigue and influencing factors which effect fatigue among health staffs in Praphrom district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

         Methods: This cross-sectional survey research was designed following the Maslach and Jackson concept and using questionnaires adapted from Boon-Eua Chow study and Data analysis.

         Results: The results show that health staffs have the middle level of fatigue. Working environment was found effect to fatigue in the high level while the self-capable perceived and job description factors was in the medium level. Perceived of administration factor could predict fatigue of health staffs 52.9% (R²=0.529, p-value<0.001).

         Conclusion: This study reveals how important of executive administration in their staff’s views effected to their fatigue in working at Praphrom district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province.