sahr2001 - Health Systems Trust

An overall profile of the parliamentarians and managers interviewed is
provided below:
Table 1:
Overall Profile of Health Managers and Parliamentarians Interviewed
Profile Item Facility Hospital District Senior Parliament-
Managers Managers Managers Managers arians
Race African 6 5 6 13 9
Coloured 1 0 0 0 1
Indian 0 2 0 0 1
White 2 8 2 3 1
Age in years < 30 0 0 0 0 0
30-39 1 4 1 6 3
40-49 3 10 4 6 5
50-59 4 0 2 4 1
60 or over 1 1 1 0 3
Gender Male 0 10 2 5 5
Female 9 5 6 11 7
Total interviewed 9 15 816 12
A self-administered questionnaire attempted to assess the job stress and work
demands experienced by parliamentarians and managers. The three areas
explored in the questionnaire include:
◆ The emotional exhaustion of the individual
◆ The degree of depersonalisation experienced
◆ The sense of personal accomplishment that is achieved.
All of those interviewed experienced only low to moderate levels of emotional
exhaustion and depersonalisation in relation to their work.
Figure 1:
Percentage of managers across the groups experiencing low levels of personal
accomplishment
Facility Managers
56
Hospital Managers
27
District Managers
38
Senior Managers
31
Parliamentarians
58
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Percentage
204