The effect of organizational culture in health services on employee flourishing

BACKGROUND

Culture has an important role in maximizing the value of human capital, which is regarded as the main source of organizational effectiveness.

OBJECTIVE

The research was conducted to determine the effect of organizational culture perceptions of healthcare professionals working in a university hospital on employee flourishing.

METHODS

It is a descriptive study conducted with 299 healthcare professionals working in a university hospital. "Structured Personal Information Form", "Denison Organizational Culture Survey" and "New Flourishing Index" to collect the data. In the analysis descriptive statistical methods such as percentage, frequency, arithmetic mean and standard deviation as well as Pearson correlation, linear regression and multiple linear regression analyses were performed to determine the relationship between variables.

RESULTS

According to the results of linear regression analysis, it was determined that organizational culture and flourishing were related (F: 88.229; p <  0.05). The organizational culture alone explained 22.6% of flourishing. As a result of multiple regression analysis, it was determined that the relationship between organizational culture sub-dimensions and flourishing was significant (F = 25.975; p <  0.05). The sub-dimensions of organizational culture explained 25.1% of the flourishing.

CONCLUSIONS

As a result of the study, it is observed that the perception of organizational culture of healthcare professionals has an impact on flourishing, and therefore the favorable development of organizational culture will contribute positively to employee flourishing. In present conditions, it has become a necessity for health organizations to provide the circumstances that will make all investments that will contribute positively to the flourishing of their employees a part of the organizational culture.

The effect of the compassion levels of healthcare workers on their psychological well-being

BACKGROUND

A sense of compassion has a core importance in health service delivery. Research on the psychological impact of being compassionate on healthcare workers is limited.

OBJECTIVE

This research aims to examine the effect of compassion levels of healthcare workers on their psychological well-being.

METHODS

This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study. The population of the research consists of health personnel working throughout Ankara, the capital. The study was carried out with 414 healthcare workers. A personal information form, compassion scale and psychological well-being scale were used in the research questionnaire.

RESULTS

A positive and significant relationship was found between compassion and psychological well-being scores. It was determined that compassion positively affected psychological well-being levels. The level of compassion showed that there was a significant difference between the groups according to the variables of gender, family structure, job satisfaction and whether they would choose the same profession again. The level of psychological well-being was found to be significantly different between the groups in education, job satisfaction and making the same profession choice again.

CONCLUSION

It is a professional requirement that health professionals in patient care have a sense of compassion and reflect this feeling in their conduct. Research shows that the greater the compassion, the higher the psychological well-being. Therefore, undertaking training initiatives to make healthcare workers more compassionate can contribute to patient care and at the same time to the psychological well-being of healthcare workers.