title: Factors affecting job motivation among health workers: a study from Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Human resources are the most vital resource of any organizations which determine how other resources are used to accomplish organizational goals. This research aimed to identity factors affecting health workers' motivation in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS).
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a cross-sectional survey conducted with participation of 212 health workers of Tehran health centers in November and December 2011. The data collection tool was a researcher-developed questionnaire that included 17 motivating factors and 6 demotivating factors and 8 questions to assess the current status of some factors. Validity and reliability of the tool were confirmed. Data were analyzed with descriptive and analytical statistical tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main motivating factors for health workers were good management, supervisors and managers' support and good working relationship with colleagues. On the other hand, unfair treatment, poor management and lack of appreciation were the main demotivating factors. Furthermore, 47.2% of health workers believed that existing schemes for supervision were unhelpful in improving their performance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Strengthening management capacities in health services can increase job motivation and improve health workers' performance. The findings suggests that special attention should be paid to some aspects such as management competencies, social support in the workplace, treating employees fairly and performance management practices, especially supervision and performance appraisal.
authors.affiliation: . daneshkohan@sbmu.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daneshkohan
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zarei
authors.forename: Tahere
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mansouri
authors.forename: Khadije
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maajani
authors.forename: Mehri Siyahat
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ghasemi
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaeian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007492:Iran; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010559:Personnel Management; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*