Facilitators and Inhibitors of Job Motivation in Military Nurses: A Qualitative Study

Document Type : Original Research

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Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aim: In the health care system of any country, nurses play a pivotal role in improving and advancing matters related to community health. Therefore, it becomes very important to pay attention to this group’s job motivation. The aim of this study was to qualitatively analyze the factors that facilitate and inhibit job motivation in nurses working in the armed forces.
Methods: The present study was qualitative and phenomenological. Eighteen participants were purposefully selected from nurses working in one of the hospitals affiliated by the Armed Forces in Tehran in 2020 until they reached data saturation. Data collection was carried out using semi-structured interviews and for analyzing the data, ATLAS-ti software thematic analysis was used. Next, the main and sub-topics were identified.
Results: In this study, 2 main categories including “intrapersonal contexts” and “Job-organizational contexts” were identified as facilitators, 2 main categories including “individual problems and challenges”, and “external barriers and deficiencies” were identified as barriers. 27 sub-themes were also obtained.
Conclusion: Considering that individual and external factors play a role in facilitating the external motivation of nurses working in hospitals, it is necessary for managers and officials to consider these factors in planning and decision-making and take the necessary measures.

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Journal of Military Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 3 - Serial Number 100
May and June 2021
Pages 262-273

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