Quality of nursing work life among staff nurses in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry

Abstract

Background: Quality of nursing work life (QNWL) is degree to which nurses can satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in work organization, while achieving the organization's goals, to make meaningful contributions to their organization. Objectives of the study were to assess the quality of nursing work life among staff nurses in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry and to study the influence of socio-demographic factors on the QNWL of these staff nurses.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analytical study in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry between January and June 2017. Based on universal sampling, all 429 nurses with more than one-year work experience were selected for the study. After obtaining Ethical approval from the institution and informed consent from the study participants, data on socio-demographic characteristics, work-related information and QNWL were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Double data entry was done in Epidata entry client (v4.2.0) and analysed using STATA (v14) software.Results: Among the nurses, 90% were females and 60% were from rural background. The study revealed that there was a moderate QNWL score reported among majority (60%) of staff nurses. Bivariate analysis showed higher the age, female gender, absence of dependent individuals at home, higher income, more work experience, having only a diploma degree, working in OPDs and no nightshifts were the significant factors contributing to higher QNWL scores (p<0.05).Conclusions: The study identified factors that influence the nurses’ work life quality which can be used for developing and appropriately implementing successful induction programs to improve the QNWL.

Quality of work life among nurses working at a provincial general hospital in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study

“…Vietnamese women have traditionally been regarded as more self-sacrificing than men, which could explain higher satisfaction levels among female nurses. Our finding is similar to selected published studies (Almalki et al, 2012;Kaddourah et al, 2018;Komjakraphan et al, 2017;Moradi et al, 2014;Suleiman et al, 2019;Venkataraman et al, 2018).…”

“…While others have found that elderly dependents and children have a relationship to QWL among nurses (Almalki et al, 2012;Venkataraman et al, 2018). In terms of work-related characteristics, working year and working shifts have been shown to have a significant relationship to nurses' QWL (Chow, 2015;Kaddourah et al, 2018;Moradi et al, 2014;Venkataraman et al, 2018). Monthly income appears to be a strong predictor of QWL in some studies (Kelbiso et al, 2017;Komjakraphan et al, 2017).…”

“…However, the most frequently examined are factors related to work environment and socio-demographic variables (Almalki et al, 2012). Some studies have found that QWL has positive relationships with education level, gender, age, and marital status (Almalki et al, 2012;Moradi et al, 2014;Nayeri et al, 2011;Venkataraman et al, 2018). While others have found that elderly dependents and children have a relationship to QWL among nurses (Almalki et al, 2012;Venkataraman et al, 2018).…”

“…Some studies have found that QWL has positive relationships with education level, gender, age, and marital status (Almalki et al, 2012;Moradi et al, 2014;Nayeri et al, 2011;Venkataraman et al, 2018). While others have found that elderly dependents and children have a relationship to QWL among nurses (Almalki et al, 2012;Venkataraman et al, 2018). In terms of work-related characteristics, working year and working shifts have been shown to have a significant relationship to nurses' QWL (Chow, 2015;Kaddourah et al, 2018;Moradi et al, 2014;Venkataraman et al, 2018).…”

Quality of nursing work life among hospital nurses in Saudi Arabia: A cross‐sectional study

“…Shift work characteristics were significantly different in the context of the QNWL, work design and work context of nurses who worked full‐time and rotated shifts. Rotating shift within fixed work schedules is important to maintain a balance in work‐sitting (Venkataraman, Anbazhagan, & Anbazhagan, ) and to increase work satisfaction and commitment (Chen, Wu, Chang, & Lin, ). Surprisingly, working in specialty units had a significant effect on QNWL, work design and work context.…”