The Evaluation of Organizational Well-Being in An Italian Teaching Hospital Using the ANAC Questionnaire

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Mar 23;16(6):1056. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16061056.

Abstract

In Italy, the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority (Autorità Nazionale Anti-corruzione-ANAC) has developed a questionnaire to assess the organizational well-being of employees within public agencies. The study aimed to explore the relationship among variables in the ANAC questionnaire: Several job resources (lack of discrimination, fairness, career and professional development, job autonomy, and organizational goals' sharing) and outcomes of well-being at work, such as health and safety at work and sense of belonging. The research was carried out among workers in an Italian hospital in Northwest Italy (N = 1170), through an online self-report questionnaire. Data were grouped into two job categories: Clinical staff (N = 939) and non-clinical staff (N = 231). The hypothesized model was tested across the two groups through multi-group structural equation modeling. Results showed that health and safety at work and sense of belonging had significant positive relationships with the other variables; some differences emerged between the determinants of the two outcomes and among groups. The study aims to identify some reflections and suggestions regarding the assessment of well-being in the health care sector; implications for practice are identified to promote organizational well-being and health in organizations.

Keywords: health care; organizational well-being; teaching hospital.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Teaching / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Job Satisfaction*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Self Report
  • Young Adult