Factors Influencing Job Motivation of Hospital Pharmacists

Aims: The study aimed to explore for factors influencing job motivation of hospital pharmacists.

Study Design: A cross sectional descriptive survey.

Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun State of Nigeria between January 2015 and August 2015.

Methods: 87 out of 110 practising pharmacists in secondary and tertiary hospitals in Osun State were selected using simple random sampling method. Data were collected with the aid of a set of pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire that comprised two sections. The main section employed thirty three items made of statements on a Likert-type scale and elicited information on factors influencing motivation of the respondents. The scale was adapted from standardised instrument in literature. The thirty three items were reduced to eight constructs for purpose of analysis. Descriptive statistics including frequencies, percentages and medians were used to summarize the data. Spearman’s rank correlation and multiple regression were used to test for relationships at 5% level of significance.

Results: Results of the regression analysis show that among the factors, only ‘retirement plans’ had significant influence on job motivation, F (1, 57) = 12.00, P = .00 and explained 11.4% of the variation in job motivation while ‘earning and benefits’, ‘task orientation and ‘mission orientation’ together explained 10.6% of variation in job motivation and this change in R² was significant, F (3, 82) = 3.45, P = .02. However only ‘mission orientation’ was a significant predictor of Job motivation (B = .283, P = .03).

Conclusion: The main determinants of motivation amongst the hospital pharmacists are ‘retirement plans’ and ‘mission orientation’ a construct combination of factors. Managers of health care facilities can benefit from these findings in the management of their pharmacist resource.