Motivation and job satisfaction of health workers in a specialized health institution in Serbia
Background/Aim. Health care system is specific for each country, and therefore involves different motivation and job satisfaction factors. The aim of this study was to confirm the validity and applicability of the General Nordic Questionnaire translated into Serbian for analyzing motivation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2015/0042-84501500055D.pdf |
| Summary: | Background/Aim. Health care system is specific for each country, and
therefore involves different motivation and job satisfaction factors. The aim
of this study was to confirm the validity and applicability of the General
Nordic Questionnaire translated into Serbian for analyzing motivation and job
satisfaction, as well as to analyze the motivation factors and job
satisfaction of health workers at the Institute for Treatment and
Rehabilitation "Niška Banja". Methods. The General Nordic Questionnaire was
translated into Serbian. It included 73 questions (5 answers by the Likert
scale), which formed 24 scales. In May, 2012, 196 (82.3%) health workers
filled in the questionnaire. Results. A correlation of Ceronbach’s alpha
values between the Scandinavian study results and the results of Serbian
study was statistically significant (r = 0.424; p < 0.05). The lowest
Cronbach’ alfa coefficient was for the scale “learning demand in job demands”
(alpha 0.28). The other scale with no satisfactory reliability was “control
of work pacing” (alpha 0.46). Intrinsic motivation positively correlated with
all the scales of organizational module, apart from inequality. Within this
module, the degree of extrinsic motivation correlated with the support from
the superior and coworkers, with fair leadership and human resources primacy.
A negative correlation appeared with inequality. Conclusion. The general
Nordic Questionnaire can be applied to a great extent to the conditions in
our country. Our study shows a low consistency of the scales learning job
demands, control of decision, control of work pacing, so the questions in
them should be adjusted to the conditions in our country. Extrinsic
motivation resulted in higher values than the values of intrinsic motivation
in our workers, which is opposite to the results of the original
questionnaire. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-8450 2406-0720 |