Background: Improving the quality of work life (QWL) is a comprehensive process essential to attracting and retaining employees, especially in health care. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to determine quality of nursing work life and its related factors at nurses Kashan city hospitals in 2014. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 157 ICU nurses from September to November, 2014 at 4 educational hospitals of Kashan, Iran. A three part questionnaire was used in this study: demographic and professional characteristics, quality of nursing work life (QNWL), and the national aeronautics and space administration task load index (NASA-TLX). Data were analyzed using the t-test, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the chi square and Fisher’s exact test with SPSS software, version 16. Results: The majority of the participants (N = 112) were female (83.3%), and the mean age of the subjects was 33 ± 6.98 years. Age, education, job position, job location, and a second nursing job in another hospital were found to predict QNWL. Among the six subscales of NASA-TLX, frustration and mental demand had the lowest and highest rating score, respectively. Temporal demand, frustration, and effort levels were significantly correlated with QNWL. Conclusions: It is necessary to pay more attention to the QNWL and its related factors, especially nursing workload, to improve quality of care.
Sadat, Z., Aboutalebi, M., Masoudi Alavi, N. (2017). Quality of Work Life and Its Related Factors: A Survey of Nurses. Trauma Monthly, 22(3), -. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.31601
MLA
Zohreh Sadat; Mohammad Sadegh Aboutalebi; Negin Masoudi Alavi. "Quality of Work Life and Its Related Factors: A Survey of Nurses". Trauma Monthly, 22, 3, 2017, -. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.31601
HARVARD
Sadat, Z., Aboutalebi, M., Masoudi Alavi, N. (2017). 'Quality of Work Life and Its Related Factors: A Survey of Nurses', Trauma Monthly, 22(3), pp. -. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.31601
VANCOUVER
Sadat, Z., Aboutalebi, M., Masoudi Alavi, N. Quality of Work Life and Its Related Factors: A Survey of Nurses. Trauma Monthly, 2017; 22(3): -. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.31601