ปัจจัยพยากรณ์ประสิทธิผลการบริหารของผู้อำนวยการโรงพยาบาลส่งเสริมสุขภาพตำบลในจังหวัดพิษณุโลกในยุคฐานวิถีชีวิตใหม่

Jitariporn Rungchai; Prakrit Prapha-inthara

Authors

Jitariporn Rungchai District Public Health Office of Phromphiram, Phitsanulok Province
Prakrit Prapha-inthara Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Phitsanulok, Faculty of Public Health and Allied Health Sciences, Praboromarajchanok Institute, Ministry of Public Health

Keywords:

Authentic Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Effectiveness, Directors of Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital

Abstract

This cross-sectional analytical study aimed to identify factors predicting administrative effectiveness among directors of Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospitals (SHPHs) during the new normal era. The study specifically focused on authentic and transformational leadership, leadership approaches that have not been clearly examined within the Thai primary healthcare context. The sample comprised 147 SHPH directors in Phitsanulok Province. A four-part online questionnaire was used as the research instrument to collect data on demographic characteristics, authentic leadership, transformational leadership, and administrative effectiveness. Data were collected in October 2020, and 136 questionnaires were returned, yielding a response rate of 92.5%. Data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis with the stepwise selection method.

The results showed that transformational leadership among SHPH directors was a statistically significant predictor of administrative effectiveness (β = 0.794, p ≤ 0.001), explaining 62.8% of the variance (adjusted R² = 0.628). Therefore, promoting and developing transformational leadership among SHPH directors is recommended to enhance administrative effectiveness.

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