Association between work stress and quality of work life of village health volunteers in the situation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak in Mae La Subdistrict, Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province.

Abstract

      This survey research by cross - sectional study aimed to determine stress level, quality of work life level and the association between stress and quality of work life of village health volunteers under the situation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak. The subjects were 154 village health volunteers selected by systematic sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire composed of three parts: general information, stress assessment form, and quality of work life questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics: frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient.

      The results found that (1) the overall of work stress level was low ( =2.04, S.D.=0.71), (2) the overall of quality of work life level was good ( =3.66, S.D.=0.53), and (3) the relationship between work stress and quality of work life was at low level with statistical significance (r = -0.32, p-value < .01). When classified in three aspects of work stress, it was found that physiological, emotional, and cognitive components had a negative effect on the quality of work life with statistical significance (r = -0.30, -0.30, และ -0.22, p-value < .01).