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Sağlık Çalışanlarının Değişime Karşı Tutumlarının İncelenmesi
Investigation of Health Worker's Attitudes to Change

Author(s): Fuat Korkmazer, Tülay Aslan, Erhan Ekingen
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Health and medicine and law
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: Change; Change Management; Health Workers;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – Raising the level of public health is possible by implementing preventive health services in place, by improving quality health policy and living conditions. The fulfillment of these services has a crucial role for health care providers. The aim of this study is to determine how health workers perceive the change in health and to measure their attitudes towards change. Design/methodology/approach – Within the scope of the research, 276 health workers working in Private Medical Park Hospital and Elazığ State Hospital operating in Elazığ province were reached. The 29-item Variation Attitude Scale and information form developed by Seren (2005) were used in the research. Data obtained without study were analyzed by SPSS 21 statistical program. Findings – According to the findings, it was determined that the personal information of the health workers had different effects on improving the attitude towards change and the lowest average score of the DKTÖ was found in the public hospital. Discussion – As a result of this study, it is suggested that health workers should try to reduce their concerns about change.

  • Issue Year: 12/2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 2580-2591
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish