Investigating the quality of working life among operating room staff in selected government hospitals in Tehran in 2020
Journal of Behdasht dar Arseh (i.e., Health in the Field),
Vol. 11 No. 4 (1402),
5 June 2024
,
Page 45-51
https://doi.org/10.22037/jhf.v11i4.43177
Abstract
Background and Aims: The quality of work life is a sign of an organizational culture based on which employees feel self-sufficiency and self-esteem. Considering that such a study has not been conducted among the operating room staff, the present study aimed to determine the quality of work life among the operating room staff of selected hospitals in Tehran in 2021.
Materials and Methods: The current research is a descriptive-cross-sectional study. Sampling was done as a cluster and the samples were selected from the operating room staff of selected government hospitals in Tehran in 2021. In total, 231 participants answered questions related to demographic information and Walton's quality of work life questionnaire (35 options) in the form of self-report. The data were analyzed with the help of descriptive and inferential statistical methods in SPSS-24 software at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The participants age averaged (standard deviation) at 31.69 (6.35). The mean (standard deviation) of the quality of work life of operating room workers was 96.04 (18.28), so that 23.8% had low levels of work life quality, 73.2% had average and 3% had high work life quality. The overall work life environment and safe and healthy work environment revealed the lowest and highest scores, respectively.
Conclusion: It seems that the quality of working life of the operating room staff is not at the optimal level. Therefore, the treatment officials should provide the necessary platforms to improve the quality of work of the operating room staff in different areas, so that the staff can serve with more motivation.
- Quality of work life, Operating room staff, Tehran, Government hospitals
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