Group-Treatment for Dealing with the Work-Family Conflict for Healthcare Professionals

Abstract

Healthcare professionals’ exposure to work-family conflict negatively affects the health and well-being of the whole family and organizational outcomes. Specified workplace interventions are lacking. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of a two-day group-treatment specifically designed for the needs of healthcare professionals with family responsibilities concerning participation, satisfaction with the intervention and family- and individual-related outcome variables. 24 mostly female (85.7%) participants of a community hospital in southern Germany attended the treatment. Data were collected at baseline (T0), directly after the treatment (T1) and two months later (T2). A two-factor analysis of variance with repeated measures showed a statistically significant time x group effect for self-efficacy (F = 5.29, p = 0.011). Contrasts displayed substantial pre-post (T1-T0, T2-T0) increases of self-efficacy in the intervention group as compared with the control group. Non-parametric Mann-Whitney-U tests are in line with these findings. The results indicate that the group-treatment adapted to the needs of healthcare professionals has the potential to boost self-efficacy among healthcare professionals and that participants were predominantly satisfied. Perspectives for future research and practical implications are discussed in the light of the manifest lack of healthcare professionals.

Examining the impact of time management and resilience training on work-family conflict among Iranian female nurses: a randomized controlled trial

“…Khosravan et al (2018) found that a family-oriented support package, including time management and stress management, reduced WFC among nurses working in Zabol, Iran [ 19 ]. One study found that a group treatment intervention tailored to the needs of healthcare professionals had the potential to improve self-efficacy and work-life balance [ 20 ].…”