Factors affecting the quality of work-life of nurses: a correlational study.

health information-seeking behaviours nurses quality of work-life

Journal

Journal of research in nursing : JRN
ISSN: 1744-988X
Titre abrégé: J Res Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101234311

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Nov 2021
Historique:
entrez: 7 6 2022
pubmed: 8 6 2022
medline: 8 6 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Quality of work-life is an important factor in the recruitment and retention of the nursing workforce and their work productivity. This study aimed to identify factors that affect the quality of work-life of nurses. In this correlational study, 239 nurses employed in a tertiary teaching hospital in Iran completed the study questionnaires, including the quality of work-life questionnaire. The associations between potential independent variables and quality of work-life were examined using multivariate regression analysis. Participants were mostly women (80.33%) and within the age range of 30-45 years (71.54%). Working in other hospitals, having a second job and health information-seeking behaviours were significant predictors of quality of work-life, explaining 28.68% of the total variance in quality of work-life of nurses. Improving working standards may prevent nurses from working extra hours or in different occupations. This, along with facilitating the health information-seeking behaviours of nurses, may help improve their quality of work-life by maintaining a better work-life balance and acquiring knowledge and skills that can help with effective management of work and life commitments.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Quality of work-life is an important factor in the recruitment and retention of the nursing workforce and their work productivity.
Aims UNASSIGNED
This study aimed to identify factors that affect the quality of work-life of nurses.
Methods UNASSIGNED
In this correlational study, 239 nurses employed in a tertiary teaching hospital in Iran completed the study questionnaires, including the quality of work-life questionnaire. The associations between potential independent variables and quality of work-life were examined using multivariate regression analysis.
Results UNASSIGNED
Participants were mostly women (80.33%) and within the age range of 30-45 years (71.54%). Working in other hospitals, having a second job and health information-seeking behaviours were significant predictors of quality of work-life, explaining 28.68% of the total variance in quality of work-life of nurses.
Conclusions UNASSIGNED
Improving working standards may prevent nurses from working extra hours or in different occupations. This, along with facilitating the health information-seeking behaviours of nurses, may help improve their quality of work-life by maintaining a better work-life balance and acquiring knowledge and skills that can help with effective management of work and life commitments.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35669149
doi: 10.1177/17449871211023802
pii: 10.1177_17449871211023802
pmc: PMC9163755
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

618-629

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2021.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Auteurs

Marzieh Kheiri (M)

Nurse Educator, Cardiovascular Research Center, Madani Heart Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Leila Gholizadeh (L)

Lecturer, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Mohammad Hossein Taghdisi (MH)

Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health and Medical Engineering, Tehran Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Elnaz Asghari (E)

Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Mitra Musavi (M)

PhD Student, School of Nursing, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Nader Mahdavi (N)

PhD Student, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Samad Ghaffari (S)

Professor of Cardiology, Mandi Cardiovascular Research Center, Madani Heart Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

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