Effects of Hospital Workplace Factors on the Psychological Well-being and Job Satisfaction of Health Care Employees

Abstract

The study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effects of perception of the hospital workplace factors on the job satisfaction and psychological well-being of a sample of paramedical health care employees (N =200) from a medical college (teaching) hospital and public (non-teaching) government-run hospitals. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that despite significant differences in perceived work-place factors, the reported levels of psychological well-being and job satisfaction of the participants were nearly similar in the two types of public hospitals. Stepwise regression analysis of the data revealed that the organization’s structure-related factors, co-ordination and work autonomy were significantly predictive of job satisfaction and psychological well-being of health care employees, while the process-related workplace factors, participative decision making and intra-professional relations, emerged as significant predictors of psychological well-being and job satisfaction in both types of hospitals. Results have significant implications for public hospitals which are currently facing competition from the state-of-the-art health care technology being introduced by private hospitals, and are therefore under pressure for retention of skilled health care employees.