هدی ابوالحسنی - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
فاطمه ملارحیمی ملکی - Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Spiritual Health Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
محمد خندان - Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
علیرضا کوهپایی Koohpaei - Department of Occupational Health and Safety, School of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

Background and Objectives: Spiritual health has a positive effect on the way of interaction, organizational belonging, and job commitment of people. Therefore, it is expected that in sensitive jobs, such as pharmacy and prescribing medicine for patients, errors will be reduced and patient safety will be improved. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between spiritual health and job performance among pharmacists and pharmacy staff in Qom Province in ۲۰۱۷-۲۰۱۸. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on a total of ۱۴۰ staff of pharmacies in Qom. The performance measurement tool was Paterson’s occupational performance questionnaire. Along with demographic information, the state of spiritual health was also evaluated using an authentic Iranian questionnaire. The data were analyzed using an independent t-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Results: The mean age and work experience of the participants were ۳۱.۰۵±۸.۳ and ۷.۹۴±۷.۴ years, respectively. The total score of occupational performance and spiritual health was obtained as ۷۰±۱۰ and ۲۱۱.۹±۲۳.۶, respectively. The results of the Pearson correlation coefficient showed a statistically significant relationship between spiritual health and job performance (P<۰.۰۱). Conclusion: Considering the existence of a relationship between the spiritual health of personnel and job performance, it can be concluded that by improving the level of the spiritual health of the personnel working in the pharmacy, the effectiveness factors of organizational behavior will improve. It is recommended that more research be done in the field of job performance improvement.

Spirituality, Health, Work performance, Pharmaceuticals, سلامت معنوی, عملکرد شغلی, داروسازی, کارکنان داروخانه