Abstract
This study was a cross-sectional descriptive research. The purposes were to study motivation and
organizational support affecting an evaluation of the public health officers at subdistrict health promoting
hospitals in Buri Ram Province. Population size was 324 persons and a sample size of 207 persons was
selected by systematic random sampling. The research instruments were the questionnaires. The Cronbach
coefficient of instrument was 0.97 and validity was checked by 3 experts. The 207 questionnaires and The
12 in-depth interviews were collected by a research assistant during 1 February 2014 to 28 February 2014.
The data was analyzed by SPSS for windows program to acquire a percentage, mean, standard deviation,
percentile, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Stepwise Multiple Regression.
The findings revealed that most males (53.6 %) with the average age of 40.80 years. The marital
status was 67.1%. The educational degree was a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent for 87.9 %, Duration of
working as public health officers, at subdistrict health promoting hospitals was averaged at 10.35 years.
They were used in 60.4% of practice in evaluation programs. It was revealed from the study that The
overall motivation was in a high level at an average 3.68 (S.D. = 0.42). The organizational support at high
level averaged 3.64 (S.D. = 0.52). And an evaluation of the public health officers at subdistrict health
promoting hospitals in Buri Ram Province at high level, average 3.79 (S.D. = 0.54).The motivation factors
and hygiene factors, also an organizational support, were positive influence on an evaluation of the public
health officers (r = 0.649, p-value < 0.001; r = 0.575, p-value < 0.001; and r = 0.779, p-value < 0.001, respectively).
Six factors that could predict an evaluation of the public health officers at subdistrict health promoting
hospital in Buri Ram Province including Organizational Support in management, Company policy
and Administration, Responsibility, Organizational Support in Time, Organizational Support in Technology
and Job Security with a level of statistical significance (68.9%). The main problem from the study was
the Organizational Support in human resources for 37.21%
