ABSTRACT

Objective: This study analyzes the relationship between an occupational therapist’s work environment, job satisfaction, and empowerment in a hospital-level medical institution. Basic data on the mediating effect of empowerment on the relationship between work environment and job satisfaction are established. Methods: The study period was from November 10 to December 28, 2018, and the subjects were 205 occupational therapists working in a hospital in G metropolitan city. The correlations between work environment, job satisfaction, and empowerment were analyzed using a Pearson’s correlation. The mediating effects of the work environment, job satisfaction, and empowerment were verified using model 4 of the PROCESS macro. The significance of the indirect effects was verified through a non-parametric resampling method, which is also known as bootstrapping. Results: There is a statistically significant correlation between work environment, empowerment, and job satisfaction of the occupational therapists, and the work environment had both direct and indirect effects on job satisfaction with empowerment as a mediator. Conclusion: High-quality occupational therapy services can only be expected in an environment in which horizontal, supportive, and flexible relationships that are not characterized by an order and delivery system are combined with empowerment to guarantee both autonomy and authority.