Motivation Associated with Quality of Working Life among Health Personnel Working in Prachinburi Province

Motivation Associated with Quality of Working Life among Health Personnel Practicing in Prachinburi Province.

Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to study the motivation factors and hygiene factors associated with quality of working life among public health personnel working in Prachinburi province. Study populations were 370 health personnel who are working at Prachinburi province and 203 subjects were calculated using Daniel formula and systematic random sampling was conducted. Data collected by questionnaires consisted of parts I descriptive characteristics, part II motivation factors, part III hygiene factors, part IV quality of work life, and part V suggestions. Association analyses used Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. The results shown that motivation factors including achievement, recognition, type of work, responsibilities, and job promotion had total mean score at high level (=2.67, S.D.=0.47), the hygiene factors including salary, interpersonal relationships, supervision, policies, working conditions, professional status, job security, personal life had total mean score at high level (=2.41, S.D.=0.50), and quality of working life among health personnel including adequate and fair compensation, safe  and healthy working conditions, job promotion and job security, development of human capacities, social integration and work relations, employee rights and governance, work life balance and social relevance had mean score at moderate level (=2.39, S.D.=0.52). The results showed statistically significant that the motivation factors and hygiene factors were associated with quality of work life among health personnel working in Prachinburi province(r=0.41, P-value<0.01; r=0.74, P-value <0.01, respectively).