Motivation affecting the performance of Dental Health Technician at sub-district health promoting hospital Sakon Nakhon Province

Abstract

           This cross-sectional descriptive research aimed to explore thefactor that affect the performance  dental   health  technician of  Sub-District Health Promoting Hospital Sakon Nakhon, Thailand.  The samples were 78 personnel. The questionnaire was about demographic data, motivation and the performance of dental health technicianand verified by the three experts for content validity and tested for reliability in pilot study of 30 samples (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.96). Data collection was carried out from April 17^thto May 17^th; 2017.Data distribution was performed by descriptive statistics including percentage, mean, median, standard deviation, median, minimum, maximum. Inferential statistics were Pearson product moment correlation and Stepwise multiple linear regressions.

             Majority of the samples were female (79.5%). About 57.7 percent were aged between 21 to 30 years old. Most of the samples were single (67.9%). About 6 percent hold bachelor's degree and about 56.7 had a period of performance between 1to 5 years. The performance of dental health technician and motivation of dental Health Technician of Sub-District Health Promoting Hospital Sakon Nakhon province were at high level with averages 3.85 (S.D. = 0.56) and 3.92 (S.D. = 0.92), respectively. The motivation had moderate positive relationship with performance(r=0.556,p-value <0.001).The motivation; achievement, recognition and education predicted the performance and motivation of Dental Health   Technician  of  Sub-District Health Promoting Hospital Sakon Nakhon Province at 37.8 percent (R² =0.378, p-value<0.001)