Qualities of Life in Working and Organization Commitment of Personnel in Lansaka District Health Network Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study quality of life at work and organizational engagement, as well as relationship between quality of life at work and organizational engagement of health personnel in Lan Saka District Health Network, Nakhon Si Thammarat province. Participants were 140 health personnel. Data were collected by questionnaires with content validity = 0.67-1.00 and reliability = 0.93 (alpha coefficient). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics in terms of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, max and min, as well as Pearson's product moment correlation. The results revealed that:

          1) The overall quality of life at work of the participants was at a high level (M=3.75, SD=0.43) which the aspect of social relationship had the highest mean (M=4.12, SD=0.47). Regarding the overall organizational engagement of the participants, it was at a high level (M=3.81, SD=0.38) which the feature of organizational capacity had the highest mean (M=4.01, SD= 0.43)

          2) The quality of life at work had its significantly positive relationship with the organizational engagement at a high level (r = 0.747, p-value < 0.001).

          It could be suggested that supporting of good working environment in the organization and providing activities related to the organizational engagement for building loyalty and pride in the organization of health personnel should be concerned.