Abstract:
The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the level of work-related happiness, the level of general well-being, and factors related to work-related happiness among personnel in addiction management. A cross-sectional design was employed with participation of 230 personnel in addiction management, Princess Mother National Institute on Drug Abuse Treatment. All of 230 personnel, 193 (83.9%) completed questionnaires. The data were collected from July to September 2020. A structured questionnaire was applied to ask about demographic information, work-related happiness, and general well-being. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics such as percentage, mean and standard deviation, Chi-square, Pearsons correlation coefficient, Logistic Regression where appropriate. The result showed that most of personnel in addiction management, 55.8% were detected with high work-related happiness level, 42.7% were in moderate level, and only 0.5-1% were in the low and highest level. The average score of work-related happiness was 3.55 with standard deviation of 0.45. Among the participants, 52.3% were detected with high general well-being score, 28.5% were in moderate level, and 19.2% were in low level. The average score of general well-being was 73.31 with standard deviation of 14.23. Factors related to high level of work-related happiness with P < 0.05 was considered as significant difference included income sufficiency, years of service lower than 15 years, less work time related with patient with substance use disorders (opium, morphine, heroin / marijuana / mitragynine), and high general well-being score. Therefore, these results suggested the need for an action from related parties proactively to pay more attention in factors related to work-related happiness level.