Evaluation of Psychological Performance Perception in Healthcare Professionals

Abstract

The concept of performance is discussed in different aspects in various disciplines, the recent gaining importance in the field of psychology highlights the studies on the effect of positive psychology on employee performance. In this context, it is thought that the work performance of health professionals working in the field of labor-intensive health services should be evaluated in terms of psychological performance. Objective: This study was carried out to determine the psychological performance perception levels of healthcare workers and to determine whether there is a significant difference between socio-demographic characteristics variables and psychological performance. Materials and Methods: 178 healthcare professionals contributed to the study during the research dates. "Psychological Performance Scale" was used to collect the data. SPSS 21 program was preferred for the evaluation of the data. Results: It has been observed that there is a statistically significant difference between the marital status, total professional years, duration of work in their institution, professional title of the healthcare workers and psychological performance, there is no statistically significant difference between the gender, age, educational status and economic status of the participants and psychological performance. Conclusion: It has been determined that the psychological performance perceptions of healthcare workers are above medium level. It was revealed that there is a significant difference between the total professional year variable and psychological performance, positive energy and mental state, and there are significant differences between the variable of working time in the institution where they are found and psychological performance, mental state, positive energy and self-control. It is recommended to carry out activities and practices to increase the psychological performance perceptions of healthcare professionals.