Vipaporn Phachiyanukul. The relationship between quality of working life and health status of registered nurses in government hospital at Rayong province . Master's Degree(Public Health Nursing). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2003.
The relationship between quality of working life and health status of registered nurses in government hospital at Rayong province
Abstract:
This descriptive research was designed to assess the relationship between
quality of working life ( QWL ) and health status of registered nurses ( RNS ) . The
subjects consisted of 339 RNS working in the nursing department of government
hospitals in Rayong province. This study examined the relationship between QWL,
personal factors and health status. The data was collected by means of questionnaires
during May 2002 – July 2002. Chi-square test, peason ’s product correlation
coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze data.
The results of this study revealed that RNS had health status and QWL at a
moderate level. This study showed that age, shift work, work experience and QWL
were positively related to health status ( P< 0.01 ). Multiple regression analysis
showed that work experience and QWL could explain 13.60 percent of variance in
health status of RNS in the government hospitals at Rayong province.
Findings of this study could be used as guidelines for enhancing the health
status of RNS . Adequate shift work and QWL improvement should be provided to
RNS . It may also be useful for promoting the health status of other health personnel in
similar settings.