Relationship Between Motivation, Competence, Workload, and Nurse Performance, at Dr. Soediran Mangun Sumarso Hospital, Wonogiri, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Agus Sutarto, Hermanu Joebagio, Pawito
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret 2016-06-01
• Series: Journal of Health Policy and Management
• Subjects: motivation; competence; workload; performance; nurse Correspondence:
• Online Access: http://thejhpm.com/index.php?journal=thejhpm&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=15&path%5B%5D=20

hospital service. Health worker performance therefore is the target forimprovement. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between motivation, competence, workload of nurses, and nurse performance. Subjects and Method: This was an analytical observational study with cross sectional design. This study was conducted at Dr. Soediran Mangun Sumarso Hospital, Wonogiri, Indonesia. A total of 50 nurses was sampled for this study.The independent variables consisted of motivation, competence, and workload. The dependent variable was performance of nurse. The data were collected by a questionnaire and analyzed by multiple linear regression model. Results: This study did not find relationship between motivation and performance of nurse (b = 0.02; 95% CI=-0.19 to 0.24; p= 0.823). Similarly there was no relationship workload and performance of nurse (b=0.05; 95% CI= -0.15 to 0.26; p = 0.607). There was a positive and statististically significant relationship between competence and performance of nurse (b = 1.10; 95% CI= 1.75 to 0.46; p= 0.001). Conclusion: There is a positive and statistically significant relationship between competence and performance of nurse. Keywords: motivation, competence, workload, performance, nurse Correspondence: Agus Sutarto. dr. Soediran Mangun Sumarso Hospital, Wonogiri, East Java. Email: [e-mail]