Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Health care providers are one of the important resources of the health service system whereas their health status might be affected by health service system and other determinants related to health.Understanding of the factors/determinants affecting their health status is an important aspect to improve the health service system and the health status of the Thai population.The samples were selected from three hospitals using multi-stage random sampling.The questionnaires included a socio-demographic data form, assessment of internal and external determinants, and a health status assessment during last 4 weeks.Data were collected over a one-month period.Analyses included descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation, and stepwise multiple regression.Objective: The purposes of this research were to study: 1) the external and internal determinants affecting health status of health care providers in Thailand, 2) the relationship between the external and internal determinants and their health status, and 3) the factors that best predict the health status of Thai health care providers.Result: The major ndings were the following: 1) trade and investment, and the living and working environment were signi cantly correlated with the health status of health care providers with correlation coef cients equal to .292 and .303,respectively, and 2) an effective determinant for predicting health status of the health care providers was the living and working environment with prediction power equal to 11.0% (R 2 change = 0.110, = 0.332), and statistical signi cance (F = 7.166, p = .010). Discussion and Conclusion:The results of this study revealed that the external determinant, the living and working environment most greatly affects health status of health care providers in Thailand.This nding may indicate the need to review and expand the policy planning and strategies for improvement of living and working environment, including safety procedures in the Thai workplaces as well as requiring appropriate personal protective equipments.A further comparative study is recommended to determine whether the living and working environment or other effective determinants could affect the health status of health care providers in the Greater Mekong Sub-region countries.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2624928809