Quality of Working Life: Perceptions of Professional
NMaterial and Method: Two hundred and thirty-one professional nurses, who had worked for at least 3 years,
were selected by stratified random sampling from 12 departments at Phramongkutklao Hospital. The
questionnaires were developed, consisting of personal factors, job characteristics, organizational climate
and commitment, job satisfaction and QWL. Content validity was examined by 9 experts. Reliability was
obtained at 0.97 by means of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient