QUALITY OF WORK LIFE OF NURSES IN PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN BANGKOK

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the quality of work life of nurses in private hospital in Bangkok. The research studied to personal factors such as age, working period, education, status, average income per month and factors of quality of work life that has 8 important aspects such as adequate and fair compensation, safe and healthy working conditions, opportunity to use and develop human capacities, opportunity for continued growth and security, aspects of constitution in the work organization, work and life balance and. social relevance of work life. This study used Richard E. Walton theory. The sample group included 180 nurses working in the private hospital in Bangkok. The instrument was a self-administered
questionnaire consisted of 2 parts. : personal factors and the perception of quality of work life of nurses in private hospital in Bangkok. The data were analyzed by using
frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviation

The results of the study were as follows.
The samples were female 99.4 %, age between 31-39 years, working duration 1-3 years, most of them got bachelor degree, status single 82.2% and the average income per month were 15,000 -20,000 bahts 39% The study indicated that the quality of work life of nurses in private hospital in Bangkok was moderate (x = 3.43, sd. = 0.69). When considered in each aspect, it was found that the subjects understudy indicated that quality of work life of nurses was high in the aspects of “social relevance of work life” (x = 3.75, sd. = 0.64), “social integration in the work organization” (x = 3.57, sd. = 0.67) and “safe and healthy working conditions” (x = 3.56, sd. = 0.69). The least of quality of work life at a moderate level was “work and life balance and adequate and fair compensation”
(x = 3.09, sd. = 0.67).