ความต้องการในการพัฒนาของบุคลากรแพทย์แผนไทยในสถานบริการของรัฐ
Needs of Self Development among Thai Traditional Medicine Personnel in Health Care Units
Keywords:
Need, Personnel Development, Thai Traditional Medicine, Public Health Care UnitsAbstract
ABSTRACT
This descriptive research aimed to 1) study the needs of self-development among Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) personnel in public health care units 2) evaluate factors related to the needs of self-development among Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) personnel. The samples in this study included 428 of TTM staffs in public health care units. The tool used in the study was a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation (S.D.), and Chi-square test. The results showed that the overall demand for self-development of TTM personnel in public health care sectors was in a high level (Mean = 4.27, S.D. = 0.75). Considering an operational aspect, TTM diagnosis earned the highest demand (Mean = 4.60, S.D. = 0.62) for self-development while for a human resource planning aspect, the need to develop risk management skill was in the highest level (Mean = 4.37, S.D. = 0.68). For a coordinating aspect, the need of self-development in coordination skills in parallel service of conventional medicine and Thai traditional medicine in Out Patient Department had the highest demand (Mean = 4.34, S.D. = 0.80) while in a service aspect, the development of counseling and giving advice skills was in the highest demand (Mean = 4.32, S.D. = 0.72). The study revealed that factors including gender, type of public health care units, a work experience in Thai traditional medicine were not related to the need of self-development among Thai Traditional Medicine personnel in the public health care units at the significance level of .05. This study, Education institutions can use these results as a training material to develop the potential of Thai Traditional Medicine Personnel in the public health care service.
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