THE INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT FACTORS ON
THE PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES OF THE MOJOKERTO REGENCY
HEALTH OFFICE.
Feri Muhammad Abidin 1.
Sulis Diana2.
Eka Dyah Katiningrum3 STIKES Majapahit Mojokerto Corresponding Email: diana.
sulis6@gmail.
ABSTRACT
Keywords Efforts to create a good and comfortable physical work environment must be made by agencies in order to support the achievement of high performance for employees.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of physical environmental factors on the performance of employees of the Mojokerto District Health Office.
This study was conducted with a cross sectional approach with a sample of 76 employees selected by simple random sampling technique.
data were collected with a room thermometer, sound level meter, luxmeter and comfort measurement questionnaire.
The data were then analyzed using logistic regression test.
The results showed that almost all of the furniture used by employees to work was comfortable .
5%), most of the rooms had more than average noise levels .
1%), all rooms had room temperature .
-30o Celsiu.
%), almost all rooms had inappropriate lighting .
6%).
The results of the logistic regression test explain that the comfort of office furniture has no effect on employee performance .
value = 0.
, the noise level has no effect on employee performance .
value = 0.
employee workplace air temperature has no effect on employee performance .
value = 0.
Workplace lighting levels affect employee .
value = 0.
Together there is an influence of all physical environmental factors on employee performance and there is no most dominant factor in influencing the performance of employees of the Mojokerto District Health Office .
value = 0.
The novelty of this research is that appropriate lighting levels can improve employee performance by 10.
Sufficient lighting does not interfere with employee concentration so that they can work well and focus and have good performance.
Therefore, the Health Office should begin to rehabilitate the facilities owned so as to create a conducive work environment for employees.
Performance .
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Noise.
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INTRODUCTION
Comfort at work is an important factor for employees in the process of doing the tasks given.
The comfort of working for employees is mostly created from the physical work environment in the office where they work.
The physical work environment is the environment in the office that is used by employees when they complete their tasks and work (Saiful A.
Abdillah.
The professionalism index of ASN in Mojokerto Regency in 2022 is 66.
(Lo.
while in 2023 it has increased to 86.
(Hig.
So that in a performance there can be a decrease or increase in employees which can be influenced by various aspects, one of which is the physical work environment in the office is an important element that must be considered by the office, because this physical work environment is always directly related to the employees who work in the office.
Efforts in creating a good and comfortable physical work environment must be made by the agency.
(Premaranthne & Kappagoda, 2.
The dimensions of the physical work environment .
entilation, air temperature, noise, interior, lightin.
in an office have a positive impact on the performance of Business owners provide good physical work environment conditions so that employees can work with maximum (Son of Tanamas.
, 2022.
Putra.
2021 ).
Research objectives: To analyze environmental factors and the performance of employees of the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
METHOD
The type of research used is a quantitative analytical research with a cross sectional approach The location chosen for the study is Mojokerto Regency, precisely at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office, from January to June 2024.
the population in this study is employees of the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
using a simple random sampling method of 76 people.
The independent variables of the study are Physical Work Environment Factors which include physical aspects on the comfort of office furniture, noise, air temperature.
Dependent variable is employee Ethical Clearance no: 63/ECSM/2024.
This study uses a Logistic Regression test at a significance level of 95% (Pratama.
Sugiyono.
RESULTS
Table 1.
Distribution of Frequency of Respondent Characteristics at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
Characterist Frequenc Percentag
e (%) Gender
Man
Woman
Age
20 Ae 29
30 Ae 39
40 Ae 49
>50
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Special Data Characteristics Table 2.
Frequency Distribution Table Based on Temperature at the Mojoketo Regency Health Office Temperatur Room .
0degrees Celsiu.
Total Frequenc y .
Percentag e (%) Table 2 shows that all rooms in the Mojokerto Regency Health Office have room temperature .
-30o Celsiu.
, which is as many as 44 respondents .
%).
Table 3.
Frequency Distribution Table Based on Noise at the Mojoketo Regency Health Office No.
Noise Less than More than Total Frequency .
Percentage (%) Table 3 shows that most of the rooms in the Mojokerto Regency Health Office have a noise level above average, which is 26 respondents .
1%).
Table 4.
Table of Frequency Distribution Based on Light at the Mojoketo Regency Health Office No.
Light Appropriate Not suitable Total Frequency .
Percentage (%) Table 4 shows that almost all rooms in the Mojokerto Regency Health Office have inappropriate lighting, which is 39 respondents .
Table 5.
Frequency Distribution Table Based on the Comfort Level of Office Furniture at the Mojoketo Regency Health Office Comfort Uncomfortabl Comfortable Very Total Frequenc y .
Percentag e (%) Table 5 shows that almost all the furniture used by employees to work at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office is comfortable, namely 35 respondents .
5%).
Table 6.
Table of Frequency Distribution of Respondents Based on Employee Performance at the Mojoketo Regency Health Office Performanc Good Very good Total Frequenc y .
Percentag e (%) Table 6 shows that almost all respondents have good performance, namely 37 respondents .
1%).
Table 7.
The Effect of Office Furniture Comfort on Employee Performance at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office Level Comfort Uncomfo Comforta Very Total Performance Very Good f % f % Total Val Based on the results of the statistical test, a probability result .
-valu.
545>0.
was obtained, which means that at alpha 5% there was no significant influence between the comfort of office furniture and the performance of supervisors at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Science (IJNMS).
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Effect of Noise Level Employee Performance at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office Level Noise Less More Total Performance Very Good % f % Total Valu Level Lighting Appropr Not Total Based on the results of the statistical test, a probability result .
-valu.
739 >0.
was obtained, which means that at alpha 5% there was no significant influence between noise levels and the performance of supervisors at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
Table 9.
Relationship of Air Temperature to Employee Performance at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office Tempera Air Room ure .
0o Total Table 10.
The Effect of Lighting Level on Employee Performance at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office Performance Very Good f % f % Total Val Val Total Based on the results of the statistical test, a probability result .
-valu.
026<0.
was obtained, which means that at alpha 5% there is a significant influence between the level of lighting on the performance of supervisors at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
Table 11.
Partial Test Results Influence comfort, temperature, noise and the level of lighting of the employee's workplace to employee performance Variable Cash Lighting Based on the results of the statistical test, a probability result .
-valu.
087>0.
was obtained, which means that at alpha 5% there was no significant influence between air temperature and the performance of supervisors at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office
Performance Very Good
f % f % Performa
HERSE
Siq
XP (B)
Based on Table 4.
10 above, of the 4 variables that were tested paesially, all variables were insignificant .
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DISCUSSION
The Effect of the Comfort of Office Furniture Used for Work on the Performance of Staff at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office Almost all the furniture used by employees to work at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office is comfortable, namely 35 respondents .
5%).
There was no significant influence between the comfort of office furniture and the performance of supervisors at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
The results of the study The comfort of office furniture does not directly affect employee performance, but factors related to a comfortable office layout can significantly affect Ergonomics: Ergonomic office furniture can help reduce strain on the neck and shoulders, making employees more comfortable and able to work longer hours without fatigue.
This can be seen in research that states that good office space arrangement can improve employee performance and productivity (Rianda.
, & Winarno, .
Riadi.
, & Yanuarti.
4 Riyadi.
The Effect of Noise Level on the Performance of Staff at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office Based on the results of the statistical test, a probability result .
739 >0.
05 was obtained, which means that at alpha 5% there was no significant influence between noise levels and the performance of supervisors at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
Research conducted by Pratama, .
This shows that noise results in employees such as shouting at work and mistakes in communication, so that it can affect employee performance.
It is also in line with research conducted by Kholik, .
which produces a significance value of 0 less than a of These results show that the noise in the work area of Power Plant II (Subhan.
, et.
Sudiro.
Mawey.
, et.
The Effect of Air Temperature on the Performance of Attendants at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office The air temperature where employees work is at room temperature .
-30o Celsiu.
and has a good performance of 37 respondents .
1%).
Based on the results of statistical tests, a probability result .
087>0.
05 was obtained, which means that at alpha 5% there is no significant influence between air temperature and the performance of supervisors at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
The temperature can make employees feel comfortable and improve their Temperatures that are too hot or too cold can disrupt the body's temperature balance and reduce employee focus Extreme temperatures can cause a variety of health problems, such as heat rashes, heat syncope, heat cramps, heat exhaustions, and heat This condition can reduce performance (Nawawi.
Hadari.
Nurhadian.
Pale.
The Relationship of Lighting Level to the Performance of Attendants at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office The results of the statistical test obtained a probability result .
-valu.
026<0.
05, which means that at alpha 5% there is a significant influence between the level of lighting on the International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Science (IJNMS).
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Another study conducted at the State University of Malang .
shows that lighting has a positive and significant effect on employee This study uses a crosectional method and finds that each increase in lighting (Lu.
can increase employee performance by 0.
unitsGood office space lighting will create efficient and effective employee performance, encourage employee motivation and discipline, and have a positive impact on the physical and psychological health of employees (Armansyah and Tanggasari.
Hall.
Armanusah.
The effect of comfort, temperature, noise and lighting level of the employee's workplace on employee And the partial test of all insignificant .
variables proves that none of the variables are the strongest or dominant.
The physical needs of comfort, lighting, temperature, and noise greatly affect employee Good lighting improves impairment, so workers can do their jobs quickly and thoroughly.
Lack of lighting can lead to impaired visibility and eyestrain, while excessive lighting can lead to glare, reflections, and excessive shadows.
Research shows that good lighting can improve employee performance by 4-35%.
Hall, .
Fajri.
, 2022,
Habibi.
, 2023
environment has an impact on employee performance in the form of dehydration, fatigue, decreased focus, comfort, increased emotions, and reduced hearing as well as having an impact on company performance, suboptimal productivity, affecting employee work effectiveness and increasing costs.
The physical work environment is a physical condition consisting of elements in the work area such as lighting, temperature, humidity, color, cleanliness, noise, and vibration.
This element creates a sense of security and peace so that it plays a role in improving employee performance.
Hadi S.
, 2023.
Lingga.
Makbul.
Mangkunegara.
The novelty of this research is that appropriate lighting levels can improve employee performance by CONCLUSIONS The comfort of office furniture has no effect on the performance of supervisors at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
The noise level has no effect on the performance of supervisors at the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
The air temperature of the employee's workplace has no effect on the performance of employees of the Mojokerto Regency Health Office.
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