Intention to Extend Working Life among Thai Registered Nurses in Ministry of Public Health: A National Survey

Table 4

Registered nurses’ quality of work life and their job characteristics (n=3,018).

Variables	Service Department			Academic Departments
	(n=2,622)			(n=396)
	Poor	Moderate	Good	Poor	Moderate	Good
Overall quality of work life	15.3	60.0	24.7	28.0	62.6	9.3
Organizational structure and function	13.8	63.5	22.8	19.4	65.9	14.6
Individual nurse perceptions	14.3	61.9	23.9	28.8	58.3	12.9
Scope and complexity of role	16.2	68.3	15.5	29.5	63.9	6.6
Career paths	18.1	63.3	18.6	45.5	43.7	10.9
Collaborative communication	15.3	60.0	24.7	28.0	62.6	9.3
Work environment	14.0	61.6	24.4	18.7	67.9	13.4
Nature of work	9.9	75.1	15.1	12.6	77.0	10.4
Working resources	15.6	61.9	22.5	26.5	50.5	23.0
Overall job characteristics	18.2	58.2	23.6	39.1	46.2	14.6
Skill variety	2.2	38.5	59.3	1.0	57.1	41.9
Task identity	23.0	56.9	20.2	36.6	50.8	12.6
Task significance	20.2	39.4	40.4	26.0	33.8	40.2
Job autonomy	14.6	71.1	14.3	7.8	58.6	33.6
Job feedback	19.0	58.4	22.7	38.4	45.7	15.9