ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WORKSPACE, ARRANGEMENT OF EQUIPMENTS AND TASK PERFORMANCE IN HEALTH HOUSES AT URMIA DISTRICT HEALTH CENTER

Enjoying health houses based on a defined physical and structural criteria is
important to achieve acceptable level of performance by community health workers (Behvarz). This
study aimed to assess the relationship between workspace and arrangement of equipment with
performance in health houses in Urmia District health system.
Material & Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted in 2014 at Urmia University
of Medical Sciences. 35 health houses were selected with simple random sampling method. Data
collection instruments were checklists based on the regulations of the Ministry of Health, which had
been approved by the Experts.
Results: 65 health workers were working in surveyed health houses. The maximum and minimum
population covered by a Health house were 2963 and 487 people respectively. The results showed the
effect of the technical equipment arrangement (P = 0.01, r = 0.66) used in the health house setting and
the size of space (P = 0.05, r = 0.34) on the performance of health workers. Number of workers,
distance from the city, number of the covered population, qualification and gender had no significant
correlation with performance. Multiple regression showed that the arrangement was the most effective
factor.
Conclusion: This exploratory study showed the impact of workspace and arrangement of equipment
on the performance of health house employees. Consideration of structural factors in the organization
at the frontline and operational level of service delivery, have inevitable impact on the employee
performance, which requires strengthening of hardware and the supply of equipment, along with other
effective factors