1Department of Hospital Management, Public Health Faculty of Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
*Corresponding author: Syahrir Pasinringi, Hospital Management, Public Health Faculty of Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
Online published on 21 September, 2018.
This research purpose was to analyse the influence quality of work life towards the organizational commitment, also the organizational commitment towards the implementation of patient safety goals in the hospital in Makassar.
This research was an analytical survey with cross-sectional approach. The data were analyzed using Spearman correlation test to see the correlation between variables. The sample used in this research was 541 nurses from three hospitals in Makassar City.
This study showed that the total score of nurses’ quality of work life was correlated towards organizational commitment p=0.001 with correlation coefficient 0.0428, and also between organizational commitment and the implementation of patient safety goals p=0.038 with correlation coefficient 0.089. In conclusion, improvement in nurses’ quality of work life will have a positive correlation towards organizational commitment. Then with good organizational commitment will have positive correlation towards the implementation of patient safety goals in hospital.
This study was conducted in three class B hospitals that have different characteristics related to the impact of quality of work life on the implementation of patient safety goals.
Quality of work life, organizational commitment, patient safety
