The relationship of psychological empowerment and readiness for organizational changes in health workers, Lorestan, Iran

Objective: to determine the relationship between psychological empowerment and readiness for organisational change among primary healthcare workers in iran.methods: this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study comprised 64 primary health workers in noorabad, western iran, and was conducted in 2012. a multi-stage cluster sampling was used for the study. information was collected using two validated questionnaires related to psychological empowerment and readiness for organisational changes. data was analysed using spss 16.results: overall, 33 (51%) health workers were men and 31 (49%) were women. the attitude towards organisational change had significant relationships with impact, education level and job experience, and the behaviour towards organisational change had a significant relationship with competence (p<0.05).conclusion: psychological empowerment could raise the readiness for organisational changes. health centre managers should pay more attention to their primary healthcare workers and their empowerment.