Determinants of Quality of Work Life among Nurses Working in Hawassa Town Public Health Facilities, South Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Hanfore, Lolemo Kelbiso
Gizaw, Admasu Belay
Woldie, Mirkuzie
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
A high quality of work life (QWL) is a crucial issue for health care facilities to have qualified, dedicated, and inspired employees.
Among different specialties in health care settings, nurses have a major share among other health care providers.
So, they should experience a better QWL to deliver high-quality holistic care to those who need help.
Objective.
To assess the level of quality of work life and its predictors among nurses working in Hawassa town public health facilities, South Ethiopia.
Methods.
A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted on 253 nurses of two hospitals and nine health centers.
The total sample size was allocated to each facility based on the number of nurses in each facility.
Data were collected using a structured questionnaire.
The interitem consistency of the scale used to measure QWL had Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.86.
A multinomial logistic regression model was fitted to identify significant predictors of quality of work life using SPSS version 20.
Results.
The study showed that 67.2% of the nurses were dissatisfied with the quality of their work life.
We found that educational status, monthly income, working unit, and work environment were strong predictors of quality of work life among nurses (p<0.05).
Conclusion.
Significant proportions of the nurses were dissatisfied with the quality of their work life.
The findings in this study and studies reported from elsewhere pinpoint that perception of nurses about the quality of their work life can be modified if health care managers are considerate of the key issues surrounding QWL.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hanfore, Lolemo Kelbiso& Gizaw, Admasu Belay& Woldie, Mirkuzie. 2017. Determinants of Quality of Work Life among Nurses Working in Hawassa Town Public Health Facilities, South Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hanfore, Lolemo Kelbiso…[et al.]. Determinants of Quality of Work Life among Nurses Working in Hawassa Town Public Health Facilities, South Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1193448
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hanfore, Lolemo Kelbiso& Gizaw, Admasu Belay& Woldie, Mirkuzie. Determinants of Quality of Work Life among Nurses Working in Hawassa Town Public Health Facilities, South Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nursing Research and Practice. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1193448
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1193448