Adaptation to Work from Home of Support Personnel Department of Medical Sciences During the Pandemic Situation of COVID-19

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to study the level of adaptation for work from home, to compare the differences in adaptation to work from home classified by personal factors and to study the needs, problems or obstacles and suggestions for work from home. The study sample consisted of 136 support personnel from the Department of Medical Sciences. The data was collected by using questionnaires. The statistics for data analysis were frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and one-way ANOVA. The level of significance was set at .05

          The results of the study found that support personnel Department of Medical Sciences was overall at a high level of adaptation in work from home as a whole. Both in the first phase and the current phase. In the current phase, there has been a change in the level of adaptation from the first phase. The hypothesis testing results revealed that the gender, generation, marital status, education level, working position and length of work from home were different. There was no difference in the adjustment for work from home. While personnel with different operating characteristics there are different adaptations in work from home. statistically significant at .05 level. Personnel have a requirement for clear policies and guidelines for working. And there are opinions that some job features are not suitable for work from home.